414 U.S. 941 | SCOTUS | 1973
Dissenting Opinion
dissenting.
Petitioner, while attempting to enter the United States at San Ysidro, California, was subjected to a vaginal search which yielded approximately one ounce of heroin.
Rivas v. United States, 368 F. 2d 703, 710.
Judges Ely and King indicated acceptance of petitioner’s proposition but felt constrained by the existing law in the Ninth Circuit. A number of commentators have also argued for a warrant requirement. Note, Search and Seizure at the Border—The Border Search, 21 Rutgers L. Rev. 513 (1967). Comment, Intrusive Border Searches—Is Judicial Control Desirable?, 115 U. Pa. L. Rev. 276 (1966).
Johnson v. United States, 333 U. S. 10, 14.
Lead Opinion
C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.