United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's motion to suppress his identity, disclosed as a result of an unconstitutional stop, was denied because the simple fact of who a defendant is cannot be excluded, regardless of the nature of the violation leading to his identity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/02/2003
• Decided 07/22/2004
• Published 07/22/2004

Judges

• KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge., Before KLEINFELD, GOULD, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anthony R. Gallagher, Federal Defender, Great Falls, MT, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carl E. Rostad (argued), Assistant U.S. Attorney, and David G. Dennis (briefed), Assistant U.S. Attorney, Great Falls, MT, for the appellee.