United States Ninth Circuit

Police officer had probable cause to arrest and search a defendant found sleeping in a car next to a restricted knife even if defendant was not physically holding the knife.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2001
• Decided 07/03/2001
• Published 07/03/2001

Judges

• Before:  GOODWIN, GREENBERG, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mark Bennett Weintraub, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Eugene, Oregon, for the defendant-appellant., Sean B. Hoar, Assistant United States Attorney, Eugene, Oregon, for the plaintiff-appellee.