United States Fifth Circuit

District court erred as a matter of law in holding that a protective sweep can never be valid unless incident to an arrest, and on that sole basis granting the motion to suppress.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2004
• Published 03/24/2004

Judges

• GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and GARWOOD, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA, DeMOSS, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• M. Patricia Jones, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Federal Public Defender (argued), Joseph R. Streva, Jr., Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.