U.S. v. MARQUEZ

No. 04-30243.

410 F.3d 612 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio Ramon MARQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 7, 2005.

As Amended July 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy R. Lohraff, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Seattle, Washington, for the defendant-appellant.

Michael J. Lang, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before CANBY, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.


TALLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Sergio Ramon Marquez was randomly selected for secondary security screening at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and found to be in possession of two kilograms of cocaine lodged underneath his pants. He challenges the denial of his motion to suppress the evidence obtained during this administrative airport search. He questions whether an airport screening procedure subjecting passengers to a handheld magnetometer wand scan, in addition to...

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