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.