UNITED STATES v. CANTU

No. 74-2037.

519 F.2d 494 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Agapita CANTU et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1975.

Rehearing Denied August 28, 1975.

Certiorari Denied December 15, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Thompson, U.S. Atty., Gary L. Starkman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard F. Walsh, Fed. Defender Program, J. Dillon Hoey, Ira S. Gilbert, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, and CUMMINGS and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied December 15, 1975. See 96 S.Ct. 569.

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

The United States has appealed an order suppressing statements taken by agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service after the warrantless arrest of defendants Agapita Cantu, Manuela Rios-Cantu, and Guadalupe Luna and the warrantless search of Cantu's automobile. The only question for review here is whether the agents acted within their authority. The district court, believing...

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