UNITED STATES v. OGBERAHA

Nos. 971, 972, Dockets 84-1402, 84-1408.

771 F.2d 655 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rhoda OGBERAHA, Kudirat F. Ayinde, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis E. Milton, Asst. U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., Brooklyn, N.Y. (Raymond J. Dearie, U.S. Atty., E.D.N.Y., Mary McGowan Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Brooklyn, N.Y., of counsel), for appellee.

Gary E. Divis, New York City (David H. Gendelman, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant Ogberaha.

Robert L. Weinstein, New York City (Gary E. Divis, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant Ayinde.

Before MANSFIELD, KEARSE, and PRATT, Circuit Judges.


GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue raised on these appeals is whether body cavity searches of the defendants conducted at the border by United States customs officials violated the fourth amendment. Because we agree with the district court that the circumstances in these cases raised "reasonable suspicions", within the meaning of United States v. Asbury, 586 F.2d 973

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