UNITED STATES v. ERWIN

No. 79-1774.

625 F.2d 838 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anita Lynne ERWIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Stepanian, Rohan & Stepanian, San Francisco, Cal., argued, for defendant-appellant.

Robert P. Feldman, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ANDERSON and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and RICHEY, District Judge.


MARY ANNE RICHEY, District Judge.

Appellant was detained by customs officials upon her arrival at San Francisco International Airport from Bangkok, Thailand, and subjected to a baggage search. This search revealed items which, in addition to her apparent physical restrictions in walking and sitting, led customs agents to believe she had something secreted in a body cavity. After appellant refused to submit to a strip search...

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