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981101P.pdf 08/26/1998 United States v. Phillip W. Hammons
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 98-1101
Eastern District of Missouri
Criminal; Officer had reasonable basis for believing
garment bag in trunk belonged to person who had
consented to search and he could open the bag and
search it; inevitable discovery would have led to
the cocaine found in a sealed envelope in the
garment bag.