United State v. Pickett: The Fifth Circuit Renders Point of Origin Irrelevant in Evaluating the Application of the Border Search Exception

Recent Development by Jonathan D. Phelps

On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the border search exception applied, regardless of a defendant's point of origin, as long as the defendant crossed a border. United States v. Pickett, 598 F.3d 231, 235 (5th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 131 S. Ct. 637 (2010).


About the Author

Jonathan D. Phelps. J.D. candidate 2012, Tulane University School of Law; B.A. English, summa cum laude, 2004, Siena College.

Citation

85 Tul. L. Rev. 1431 (2011)