U.S. v. GRAY

No. 10-11150.

669 F.3d 556 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rondrick Lamar GRAY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Revised February 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Stevenson Weimer , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Fort Worth, TX, Jeffrey Robert Haag , Asst. U.S. Atty., Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard Alan Anderson , Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Dallas, TX, David E. Sloan , Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Lubbock, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BENAVIDES, PRADO and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


PRADO, Circuit Judge:

"The overriding function of the Fourth Amendment is to protect personal privacy and dignity against unwarranted intrusion by the State." Schmerber v. California, 384 U.S. 757, 767, 86 S.Ct. 1826, 16 L.Ed.2d 908 (1966). This case forces us to balance this fundamental interest in a person's bodily integrity and dignity against the significant need of law enforcement officers to unearth evidence of crime. Specifically...

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