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U.S. v. FIELDS

No. 89-8652.

909 F.2d 470 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alaine DeCarlo FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 20, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley H. Friedman, Janna Martin, Savannah, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Joseph Newman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HATCHETT, Circuit Judge, HILL and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judges.

HILL, Senior Circuit Judge:

State agents arrested the defendant, Alaine DeCarlo Fields, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, while he was travelling aboard a bus. Agents boarded the bus, explained that they were attempting to stem the flow of illicit drugs and firearms, and then asked passengers if they would consent to a random search of their baggage. In Fields' bag, agents discovered half a kilogram of cocaine. Fields now challenges the lawfulness of the agents' search...

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