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U.S. v. YAMBA

No. 06-2581.

506 F.3d 251 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America v. Vikram YAMBA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: October 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam B. Cogan, Esquire, Greensburg, PA, for Appellant.

Mary Beth Buchanan, United States Attorney, Rebecca R. Haywood, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Robert L. Eberhardt, Esquire, Office of United States Attorney, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.

Before: McKEE and AMBRO, Circuit Judges, ACKERMAN, District Judge.

Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) April 24, 2007.

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we explore the contours of a corollary to the "plain view" doctrine, known as "plain feel," in the context of a Terry search. After doing so, we conclude that the search at issue here — during which an officer discovered marijuana in Vikram Yamba's pocket, and this in turn led to the discovery of slips of paper resulting...

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