UNITED STATES v. SHREVE

No. 82-1216.

697 F.2d 873 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Gene SHREVE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy Sue Pollock, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Brian Sun, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, KENNEDY, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue on appeal is the validity of an X-ray search revealing cocaine that appellant Shreve was attempting to smuggle through the customs checkpoint at the Los Angeles International Airport. After discovery of the object by X-ray, Shreve was arrested and detained until the contraband passed normally from the body cavity.

Shreve had arrived in Los Angeles from Lima, Peru, and customs...

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