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· 8/23/1979

United States v. Sammy Wayne Kenney

Citations

  • 601 F.2d 211
  • 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 12274

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  • noting that subject to the requirements of the Fourth Amendment, 19 U.S.C. § 482 authorizes customs inspectors to stop and search at the border any vehicle or person suspected of bringing contraband into the country
  • search of defendant’s vehicle following observation of his crossing border at unstaffed point of entry on Rio Grande River and loading of vehicle with sacks reasonably suspected to contain marijuana

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Judges: Ainsworth, Clark, Per Curiam, Vance

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