United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his claim that border agents conducted an unreasonable search of his vehicle when they dismantled the interior panels of the doors of the vehicle.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/10/2005
• Decided 09/14/2005
• Published 09/14/2005

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before B. FLETCHER, RYMER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lori B. Schoenberg, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Diego, CA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, Patrick K. O'Toole, Assistant U.S. Attorney (on the brief), Mark R. Rehe, Assistant U.S. Attorney (at oral argument), United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.