United States Fifth Circuit

Denial of a motion to suppress in a prosecution for possession of a firearm by a felon is affirmed where: 1) Louisiana's probation statutes and regulations are constitutional as reasonable guidelines for implementing the "special needs" of the state's system for supervising probationers for purposes of their rehabilitation and the community's protection; and 2) a probation officer's home visit and the plain view seizure at issue complied with state guidelines and with the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2007
• Published 06/21/2007

Judges

• DENNIS, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH, BARKSDALE and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Diane Hollenshead Copes (argued), Stephen A. Higginson, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, LA, for U.S., Virginia Laughlin Schlueter, Fed. Pub. Def., Robert F. Barnard, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Robin Elise Schulberg (argued), New Orleans, LA, for LeBlanc.