UNITED STATES v. BROWN

No. 74-1182.

499 F.2d 829 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul BROWN et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 3, 1974.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Genson, Allan A. Ackerman, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., Michael D. Groark, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, SPRECHER, Circuit Judge, and BEAMER, District Judge.


SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal pivots upon the validity of a warrantless "border search" made at Chicago which resulted in the discovery of a large quantity of cocaine.

I

Seven defendants, including three men (Paul Brown, Cometas Dilanjian and Thomas Sheridan) and two sets of sisters (Mary Ann and Susan Prader, and Ellen Sue and Sandra Stewart) were indicted in Count I for conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963 to import cocaine into...

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