United States Ninth Circuit

During a border search of defendant's luggage, where defendant displayed suspicious behavior, the non-routine incision and probe search into his suitcase, which revealed cocaine, was understandable, reasonable and wholly lawful.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/13/2002
• Decided 04/04/2002
• Published 04/04/2002

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge., Before KOZINSKI and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and BREYER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Raphael, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee., Cara DeVito, Berley & DeVito, West Hills, California, for the defendant-appellant.