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UNITED STATES v. PADILLA

No. 82-6037.

729 F.2d 1367 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel A. PADILLA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary S. Pont, Kenneth E. Cohen, Charles G. White, Asst. Federal Public Defenders, Miami, Fla., for Padilla.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Nancy L. Worthington, Linda Collins Hertz, James G. McAdams, III, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY, HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Miguel Padilla was convicted of importation and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 952(a) and § 841(a)(1). Customs inspectors discovered cocaine in Padilla's digestive tract with the aid of an x-ray examination. On appeal, Padilla challenges the district court's denial of a motion to suppress the cocaine detected on the ground that the x-ray search of his person violated his Fourth Amendment...

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