United States Ninth Circuit

Because the defendant could neither produce vessel registration nor identify the owner of the boat he was sailing, officers had a reasonable suspicion, following a safety check, to run a warrants check lasting 15-20 minutes, which led to a seizure of marijuana.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2001
• Decided 03/04/2002
• Published 03/04/2002

Judges

• Before:  B. FLETCHER, McKEOWN, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sangita K. Rao,Department of Justice, Criminal Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert M. Leen, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellee.