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U.S. v. McDonald, No. 95-1338 (7th Cir.) (100 F.3d 1320) (November 21, 1996) (Judge John L. Coffey)

Relying on Abel v. U.S., 362 U.S. 217 (1960), Court held that abandoned property is not subject to Fourth Amendment protections; and that the manipulation of luggage in an overhead rack is not a "search" covered by the Fourth Amendment.

Here the Court held that an officer's manipulation of bags ...

 

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