United States Fifth Circuit

Defendant escaped prisoner's firearms possession conviction is affirmed where a fugitive does not have a Fourth Amendment right of privacy in his motel room, and thus the room is subject to warrantless search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2009
• Published 02/26/2009

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before HIGGINBOTHAM, ELROD and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Angela S. Raba (argued), San Antonio, TX, for U.S., Evers Jason Leach (argued), Law Offices of E. Jason Leach, Odessa, TX, for Ward.