1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 422 U.S.
  5. 422 U.S. 531 (1975)
 

UNITED STATES v. PELTIER

No. 73-2000.

422 U.S. 531 (1975)

UNITED STATES v. PELTIER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Patton argued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney, Mark L. Evans, and Peter M. Shannon, Jr.

Sandor W. Shapery, by appointment of the Court, 419 U.S. 1044, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Four months before this Court's decision in Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 U.S. 266 (1973), respondent was stopped in his automobile by a roving border patrol, and three plastic garbage bags containing 270 pounds of marihuana were found in the trunk of his car by Border Patrol agents. On the basis of this evidence...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases