United States Fourth Circuit

Officers who searched a car parked on a gravel pad in front of a house for which they had a warrant have a good faith excuse to search the car when they previously observed only cars belonging to the owners of the house parked on the gravel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/02/2001
• Decided 01/22/2002
• Published 01/22/2002

Judges

• Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Michael Morchower, Morchower, Luxton & Whaley, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant.  John Staige Davis, V, Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Helen F. Fahey, United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.