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· 1/8/1979

United States v. Jane Elizabeth Milham, United States of America v. Calvin Merchant

Citations

  • 590 F.2d 717
  • 3 Fed. R. Serv. 894
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 17806

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the seizure of a van by Drug Enforcement Agency agents pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881 (a) - (b), which permits the warrantless seizure of a vehicle when there is probable cause to believe that it has been used to facilitate the sale of illegal drugs, was reasonable
  • evidence of gun seized from defendant’s van relevant to impeach his testimony that he was traveling for legitimate business purposes, not narcotics trafficking

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Judges: Lay, McMILLIAN, Ross

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