United States Tenth Circuit

Police officer's initial search of defendant's canvas bag was justified by the circumstances and the subsequent seizure of the weapon as evidence was supported by probable cause.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/30/2003
• Published 12/30/2003

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Wayne T. Dance, Assistant United States Attorney (Paul M. Warner, United States Attorney;  Diana Hagen, Assistant United States Attorney, with him on the briefs), Salt Lake City, Utah, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Scott Keith Wilson, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Steven B. Killpack, Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Salt Lake City, Utah, for Defendant-Appellant.