United States Seventh Circuit

A gun part visibly protruding from a parcel and observed by a postal service employee created probable cause to believe that defendant violated federal firearms laws, and a warrantless search of a package sent via air carrier is permissible.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/20/2003
• Decided 07/15/2003
• Published 07/15/2003

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew Getter (argued), Office of U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Richard H. McLeese (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.