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United States Ninth Circuit


US v. Monghur, 08-10351

In a prosecution for being a felon in possession of a firearm, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is reversed where defendant did not waive his Fourth Amendment expectation of privacy in a closed container in which federal law enforcement discovered the firearm at issue.

Appellate Information

  • Argued 05/04/2009
  • Decided 08/11/2009
  • Published 08/11/2009

Judges

  • TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:, Before PROCTER HUG, JR., MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellees:
  • Jason F. Carr (argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Franny A. Forsman, Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for defendant-appellant Brandon Monghur., Robert L. Ellman (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Gregory A. Brower, United States Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.
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