United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant unsuccessfully challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evidence where the officers' search did not violate the Fourth Amendment because it was a search incident to a lawful arrest based on probable cause from marijuana in plain view.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/26/2004
• Decided 07/27/2004
• Published 07/27/2004

Judges

• Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge;  KENNEDY, Circuit Judge;  RUSSELL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy D. Oakley (argued and briefed), U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard W. Smith-Monahan (argued and briefed), Office of the Federal Public Defender Southern District of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH, for Defendant-Appellant.