United States Eighth Circuit

Postal inspectors had reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts at the time they detained an Express Mail package, and seizure of the package did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/24/2003
• Published 02/24/2003

Judges

• GRITZNER, District Judge., Before WOLLMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and GRITZNER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who represented the appellant was Jennifer L. Gilg of Lincoln, Nebraska.   Also appearing on the brief were David R. Stickman and John C. Vanderslice.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who represented the appellee was Janice M. Lipovsky, Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, of Lincoln, Nebraska.   Also appearing on the brief was Michael G. Heavican.