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BOWEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 73-6848.

422 U.S. 916 (1975)

BOWEN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 30, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Nasatir, by appointment of the Court, 419 U.S. 1017, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Jerald W. Newton.

Mark L. Evans argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney, and Sidney M. Glazer.*

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was convicted of federal drug offenses based on evidence seized in January 1971 when Border Patrol officers stopped his camper pickup at a traffic checkpoint on California Highway 86, about 36 air miles from the Mexican border. The officers first determined that petitioner was a United States citizen, then asked him to open the camper so that they could search...

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