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U.S. v. ABADIA

No. 91-1562.

949 F.2d 956 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lucelly ABADIA, a/k/a Lucelly Ochoa, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Dwyer, St. Louis, Mo., argued, for appellant.

Howard J. Marcus, St. Louis, Mo., argued, for appellee.

Before BOWMAN, Circuit Judge, ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge, and LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

On May 20, 1990, law enforcement officers intercepted and detained the appellant, Lucelly Abadia, immediately upon her arrival at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, for the purpose of investigating a tip that she was smuggling cocaine. During her detention she consented to the search of her luggage which led to the discovery of cocaine and, ultimately, to her formal arrest. Prior to her trial, she unsuccessfully moved for the suppression...

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