United States Eighth Circuit

District court erred in suppressing the search of a pouch found in defendant's vehicle where defendant asked a police officer if he could retrieve the pouch, justifying a protective search for the officer's safety.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2003
• Published 01/10/2003

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrew H. Kahl, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Des Moines, IA (Shannon L. Olson, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• B. John Burns, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.