U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1970

United States v. Saville

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided December 21, 1970

435 F.2d 871 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Jbseph T. Vodnoy (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for Jimmy Saville., Howard E. Beckler (argued), of Beekler & Stevens, Hollywood, Cal., C. C. Renshaw, of Hunter & Renshaw, San Diego, Cal., for Rita Ann Guarrasi., Warren Reese (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., Kevin J. Melnerney, Charles J. Fanning, Asst. U. S. Attys., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

United States v. Mayce Price (9th Cir. 1973)
United States v. Jimmy Saville, United States of America v. Rita Ann Guarrasi (9th Cir. 1970)

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

Appellants crossed the border from Mexico to the United States. Each was subjected to a strip search; neither was subjected to a body cavity examination or search. Saville had narcotics concealed in his jockey strap; Guarrasi had narcotics concealed in her panties. Our examination of the record persuades us that in this case the customs agent's subjective suspicion was “supported by objective, articulable facts that would reasonably lead an experienced, prudent customs official to suspect” that each of them was “concealing something on his [her] body for the purpose of transporting it into the United States contrary to law.” United States v. Guadalupe-Garza, 9 Cir., 1970, 421 F.2d 876, 879.

Affirmed.

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