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· 9/8/1981

United States v. Robert Roy Mefford

Citations

  • 658 F.2d 588
  • 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 17944

How courts have described this case

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  • upholding the search of the defendant's paper bag as a search incident to arrest because the bag remained in the area within the defendant's immediate control even though the arresting officer held the bag during the search
  • upholding the search of the defendant’s paper bag as a search incident to arrest because the bag remained in the area within the defendant’s immediate control even though the arresting officer held the bag during the search
  • suspect was the only man in the lineup who was within age range previously described by witnesses

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Judges: Ross, Gibson, Arnold

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