United States v. Lee Marshall Harris and Morris Ray Caldwell

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit August 28, 1970

United States v. Lee Marshall Harris and Morris Ray Caldwell, 427 F.2d 1368 (9th Cir. 1970)

Opinion

427 F.2d 1368

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Lee Marshall HARRIS and Morris Ray Caldwell, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 25120.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 27, 1970, Rehearing Denied Aug. 28, 1970.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Manuel L. Real, Judge.

Richard L. Jaeger (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., William Matthew Byrne, Jr., U.S. Atty., J. Kent Steele, Asst. U.S. Atty., Robert L Brosio, Chief, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Burton Marks, of Marks, Sherman & London, Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellee Caldwell.

Frederic A. Spindell, Hollywood, Cal., for appellee Harris.

Before KOELSCH and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON1 District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The narcotics were seized in circumstances essentially similar to those in Castillo-Garcia v. United States, 424 F.2d 482 (9th Cir. 1970); accordingly, the order of the district court suppressing the use of such drugs as evidence is

Reversed.

Honorable Bruce R. Thompson, United States District Judge, Reno, Nevada, sitting by designation

Reference

Status: Published