UNITED STATES v. SPANIER

Nos. 76-2174, 76-2175.

597 F.2d 139 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph Harlin SPANIER, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John Michael FOLKERTS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

January 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irwin H. Schwartz, Seattle, Wash., for appellant.

Jerald E. Olson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before ELY, CARTER, and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue in these consolidated appeals is whether certain evidence incriminating to Folkerts and Spanier in their bank-robbery trial should have been suppressed.

Two armed men wearing ski masks robbed a Seattle bank and left the scene in an automobile. Witnesses reported the license number of the car to the police. A few minutes after the robbery, the reported automobile was found parked in front of a house about a mile from...

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