United States Fifth Circuit

The district court's grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is reversed where the police officer's search after handcuffing defendant was valid where he had reasonable objective grounds to fear for his safety.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/11/2004
• Published 10/12/2004

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH, WIENER, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Susan B. Cowper (argued), Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Raymond J. Rodgers (argued), Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.