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U.S. v. Hernandez, No. 00-20682 (5th Cir.) (279 F.3d 302) (January 11, 2002) (Judge Harold R. Jr. DeMoss)

In this case, although the defendant had consented to the search of her luggage, the court found that an officer first had improperly searched the luggage by manipulating it. Thus, the defendant's consent was not an independent act of free will and that the defendant's consent could not break the ...

 

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