· 9/13/1989
United States v. Kelvan Brown
Citations
- 884 F.2d 1309
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 13624
- 1989 WL 104016
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that a suspect’s “reluctance” to a search of his luggage “was not enough to indicate he had withdrawn his unambiguous statement of consent”
- holding airline passenger voluntarily consented to a search of his checked luggage
- applying without discussing clear error standard to district court’s conclusion on whether defendant’s actions were “enough to indicate he had withdrawn his unambiguous statement of consent”
- no \seizure\ where brief detention of luggage would not have interfered with defendant's travel or frustrated his expectations with respect to his luggage
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Judges: Browning, Farris, Canby
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