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U.S. v. Gwinn, No. 99-1155 (8th Cir.) (191 F.3d 874) (September 15, 1999) (Judge C. Arlen Beam)

Here the Court held that the manipulation of a traveler's bag in an overhead luggage compartment on a trian was a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment for which the police had no probable cause to search, thus requiring suppression.

The Court held that lifting, feeling and squeezing …

 

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