United States DC Circuit

Retention of defendant's identification for five minutes, to verify it through a computerized records check, did not violate his rights under the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/07/2005
• Decided 05/31/2005
• Published 06/01/2005

Judges

• ROGERS, Circuit Judge., Before:  EDWARDS, ROGERS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.  William G. Spencer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne C. Nyland, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, and Patricia A. Heffernan, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.