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Eighth Circuit· 4/20/1983

United States v. Wallraff

Citations

  • 705 F.2d 980
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 28701

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that probable cause to arrest exists where totality of facts would justify a prudent person in believing the individual arrested had committed an offense
  • detention of suitcase for fifteen minutes based on reasonable suspicion held reasonable, continued seizure of suitcase supported by probable cause
  • “conduct which would be wholly innocent to the untrained observer . . . might acquire significance when viewed by an agent who is familiar with the practices of drug smugglers and the methods used to avoid detection” (internal quotations omitted)

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Judges: Fagg, Ross, Schatz

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