UNITED STATES v. GILES

No. 75-2196.

536 F.2d 136 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth William GILES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulton B. Eaglin, Egnor, Hamilton & Eaglin (Court-appointed CJA), Ypsilanti, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Kenneth Giles, pro se.

Ralph B. Guy, Jr., U. S. Atty., Peter J. Kelley, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and WEICK and McCREE, Circuit Judges.


WEICK, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the validity of a search and seizure without a warrant of the baggage of an airline passenger who was carrying therein a large quantity of controlled substances.

Appellant, Kenneth William Giles, in a two-count indictment returned in the District Court, was charged with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). He filed a motion to suppress, which was...

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