United States v. Dennis S. Lewis. United States of America v. Leigha T. Cothran

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1990-12-21

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Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY. BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge: In these two cases, defendants challenge a new and increasingly common tactic in the war on drugs: Police officers board a commercial bus at an intermediate stop and, with the permission of individual passengers, ask questions, examine identifications and tickets, and conduc…

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