United States Fourth Circuit

The district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized in the search of his glove compartment is affirmed on the basis of the community-caretaking exception.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/02/2005
• Decided 06/08/2005
• Published 06/08/2005

Judges

• Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Paresh S. Patel, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant.  Hollis Raphael Weisman, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  James Wyda, Federal Public Defender, Daniel W. Stiller, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant.  Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellee.