United States Ninth Circuit

A random search of a government employee's backpack, as he left a U.S. Air Force base exchange, was reasonable based on the employee's expectation of privacy, justification, and scope.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/18/2001
• Decided 08/15/2002
• Published 08/15/2002

Judges

• KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:, Before: KLEINFELD and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and ROLL, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carlton F. Gunn, Federal Public Defender, Tacoma, WA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Helen J. Brunner, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the appellee.