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· 1/10/1985

United States v. Willie C. Cotton, Jr.

Citations

  • 751 F.2d 1146
  • 17 Fed. R. Serv. 1508
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 27617

How courts have described this case

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

  • Belton does not require arresting officer to undergo a detailed analysis at the time of arrest of whether the handcuffed arrestee could reach into the car to seize an item within it
  • arrestees handcuffed and apparently guarded by officer while state trooper searched vehi- cle
  • Belton applicable even though defendant outside car and handcuffed
  • Belton applicable where defendant was outside car and handcuffed
  • Belton applicable even though defendant outside car and handcuffed
  • Belton applicable even though defendant outside car and handcuffed

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Judges: Logan, Seth, Finesilver

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