United States Fourth Circuit

The grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is affirmed where the police officers lacked sufficient justification under the Fourth Amendment to arrest and search him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/25/2005
• Published 03/25/2005

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and NIEMEYER and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Michael James Elston, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant.   Larry W. Shelton, Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant.  Frank W. Dunham, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Frances H. Pratt, Research and Writing Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellee.