United States Fourth Circuit

Noise complaints, observation of persons "scurrying," and finding plaintiff in possession of a beer do not justify a search of plaintiff's curtilage or arrest of plaintiff for "impeding" the search.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/26/2001
• Decided 05/04/2001
• Published 05/04/2001

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jim Harold Guynn, Jr., Guynn & Dillon, P.C., Roanoke, VA, for Appellants.  Randy Virlin Cargill, Magee, Foster, Goldstein & Sayers, P.C., Roanoke, VA, for Appellee.