United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is affirmed over his claim of improper denial of a suppression motion where the emergency doctrine supported a warrantless search of a home on suspicion that a 9-1-1 caller or lurking predator was inside.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/15/2005
• Decided 01/30/2006
• Published 01/30/2006

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before: O'SCANNLAIN, THOMAS, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Quin Denvir, Federal Defender, Sacramento, CA, argued the cause and was on the briefs for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William S. Wong, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, argued the cause for the appellee.  McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney, was on the brief.