United States Fourth Circuit

Conviction for being a felon in possession of a weapon is affirmed over defendant's challenges that a protective search of his vehicle was unreasonable and, as a result, that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained in the search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2004
• Published 07/21/2004

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, LUTTIG, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Joshua Snow Kendrick, DEBRA CHAPMAN, P.A., Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant.  Thomas Ernest Booth, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Debra Y. Chapman, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant.  J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, Alfred W. Bethea, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Florence, South Carolina, for Appellee.