United States v. Harris

Full title: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lee Marshall HARRIS and…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Aug 28, 1970

427 F.2d 1368 (9th Cir. 1970)

Opinion

No. 25120.

July 27, 1970. Rehearing Denied August 28, 1970.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Manuel L. Real, Judge.

Richard L. Jaeger (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., William Matthew Byrne, Jr., U.S. Atty., J. Kent Steele, Asst. U.S. Atty., Robert L Brosio, Chief, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Burton Marks, of Marks, Sherman London, Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellee Caldwell.

Frederic A. Spindell, Hollywood, Cal., for appellee Harris.

Before KOELSCH and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON^_, District Judge.

_ Honorable Bruce R. Thompson, United States District Judge, Reno, Nevada, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:

The narcotics were seized in circumstances essentially similar to those in Castillo-Garcia v. United States, 424 F.2d 482 (9th Cir. 1970); accordingly, the order of the district court suppressing the use of such drugs as evidence is

Reversed.