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UNITED STATES v. LAWSON

No. 73-1161.

487 F.2d 468 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Sam Meredith LAWSON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 14, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Gienapp, Asst. U. S. Atty., Sioux Falls, S. D., for appellant.

R. Murray Ogborn, Aberdeen, S. D., for appellee.

Before GIBSON and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges, and SMITH, Senior District Judge.

GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The Government appeals, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731, from an order of the District Court, entered after a hearing,1 granting the defendant's motion to suppress all evidence obtained as a result of an inventory search of an automobile. This is a case of first impression in this Circuit, presenting the question of the validity of an inventory search of an impounded vehicle...

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