United States Fourth Circuit

Due to the close proximity, both temporally and spatially, of defendant and his car at the time of his arrest, a police officer lawfully searched defendant's automobile incident to the arrest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/03/2003
• Published 04/03/2003

Judges

• Before WIDENER, WILLIAMS, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: Walter Bruce Dalton, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant.  Laura Marie Everhart, Assistant United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF: Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellant.   Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.