United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's firearm possession conviction is affirmed where: 1) the district court's factual findings, which were not clearly erroneous, showed that defendant was not detained in violation of his rights; and 2) the district court properly concluded that the contraband in defendant's backpack would have been inevitably discovered.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/13/2010
• Published 01/13/2010

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

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