United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's firearm possession conviction is affirmed, where the District Court correctly denied Defendant's motion to suppress the firearm at trial, because Defendant's associate consented to the challenged search, and seeking Defendant's consent would have needlessly limited the capacity of the police to respond to ostensibly legitimate opportunities.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2009
• Published 04/17/2009

Judges

• TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  W. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kimberly A. Deater, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellant., Aine Ahmed, Assistant United States Attorney, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.