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· 12/29/1980

United States v. Orlando Vasquez, Carlos Sanchez, Fernando Eugenio Medina, Amparo Valencia Medina, Clara Inez Mesa and Hernando Mesa

Citations

  • 638 F.2d 507
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 11022

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  • concluding that merely opening a door when officers knock is not consent
  • concluding that merely opening a door when officers knock is not consent
  • concluding that merely opening a door when officers knock is not consent
  • approving restraint of suspect to search shopping bag dropped at his feet and suspected of containing weapon
  • approving restraint of fidgety suspect to search shopping bag dropped at his feet and suspected of containing weapon
  • arrest did not occur until the moment when officers leveled their guns at the occupants of the car

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Judges: Dumbauld, Kearse, Newman

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