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United States v. Van Leeuwen, 397 U.S. 249 (1970)
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United States v. Van Leeuwen, 397 U.S. 249 (1970)
United States v. Van Leeuwen No. 403 Argued February 25, 1970 Decided March 23, 1970 397 U.S. 249
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Respondent mailed two 12-pound packages of coins at Mt. Vernon, Washington, near the Canadian border, to addresses in California and Tennessee, under circumstances arousing suspicion. The type of mailing was first class, and thus the packages were not subject to discretionary inspection. A 29-hour detention of the package, occasioned mainly by the time differential in obtaining information about the Tennessee addressee before a search warrant was obtained, caused the Court of Appeals to hold that the coins were improperly admitted in evidence against respondent, who had been fund guilty of illegally importing gold coins from Canada.
Held: Under the facts of this case, the 29-hour delay is not "unreasonable" under the Fourth Amendment. Pp. 251-253.
414 F.2d 758, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Van Leeuwen, 397 U.S. 249 (1970) in 397 U.S. 249 Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CXS7MWHVBS14TCA.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Van Leeuwen, 397 U.S. 249 (1970), in 397 U.S. 249, Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CXS7MWHVBS14TCA.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Van Leeuwen, 397 U.S. 249 (1970). cited in 1970, 397 U.S. 249. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CXS7MWHVBS14TCA.
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