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UNITED STATES v. PRINGLE

No. 77-5177 Summary Calendar.

576 F.2d 1114 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Earna Jean PRINGLE and Harold Elston, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Kirby, II, Columbus, Ga. (Court-appointed), for Pringle.

John C. Swearingen, Jr., Columbus, Ga. (Court-appointed), for Elston.

D. L. Rampey, Jr., U. S. Atty., Joseph M. Lawless, Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Earna Jean Pringle and Harold Elston appeal from their convictions for violating the federal drug laws. Defendants' principle contention on appeal is that customs agents searched an incoming international package mailed to Pringle's address from Thailand, in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution and 19 U.S.C.A. § 482, one source of statutory authority for...

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