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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jun. 12, 2010

Searches Beyond U.S. Border OK'd

The extended border search doctrine validates the arrest of an elderly man smuggling 37 pounds of cocaine into the U.S. from Mexico, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The extended border search doctrine validates the arrest of an elderly man smuggling 37 pounds of cocaine into the U.S. from Mexico, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.

The panel voted 3-0 to reverse U.S. District Judge Marilyn L. Huff of San Diego, who suppressed the evidence because she rejected prosecutors' contention that searching the man's car some dis...

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