Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. United States

Atl. Coast Line R.R. v. United States, 402 U.S. 975 (1971)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1971-05-17
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • search of overnight suitcase upheld even though defendant was in handcuffs at the time
  • warrantless search of luggage seized from automobile trunk held invalid

Citator

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.