Ornelas v. U.S., No. 95-5257 (U.S. Supreme Court) (517 U.S. 690; 116 S.Ct. 1657) (May 28, 1996) (Justice Rehnquist)

Loaded on Dec. 3, 2002

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Probable/Proximate Cause.

In this case, the defendants were stopped because of alleged resemblance with drug courier profiles. Additionally, their names appeared on a national law enforcement list of persons suspected of drug activities. Each defendant pled guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute but reserved his right to appeal the …

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