United States Eighth Circuit

Although defendant consented to an officer's touching or frisking for drugs, the mere fact that the officer found a bulge which did not appear to be part of defendant's anatomy did not provide probable cause for defendant's arrest or further search of the bulge.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/18/2001
• Published 06/18/2001

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey L. Thomas, argued, Omaha, NE (Jennifer L. Gilg, NE, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael G. Heavican, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Omaha, NE, for appellee.