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United States v. Jeffers  

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  • The case of United States v. Jeffers began when Jeffers's aunts rented a District of Columbia (D.C.), hotel room. While the room was unoccupied, D.C. police entered without a warrant, searched, and found a bottle of codeine and 19 bottles of cocaine. [Source: Encyclopedia of Drug Policy; United States v. Jeffers (1951)]

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  • 1951

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/United_States_v._Jeffers

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