United States Eighth Circuit

Police officers did not act unreasonably in impounding defendant's vehicle and conducting an inventory search after a traffic offense arrest, as site of the arrest was high crime area where it would be unsafe to leave an unattended car.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/07/2004
• Published 06/07/2004

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anita Lee Burns, argued, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Missouri (Raymond C. Conrad on the biref), for appellant., Paul C. Becker, argued, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kansas City, Missouri (Todd P. Graves on the brief).