UNITED STATES v. CHUKE

No. 76-2343.

554 F.2d 260 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George R. CHUKE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelby C. Kinkead, Jr., Federal Defender, Joseph L. Famularo, Lexington, Ky., for defendant-appellant.

Eldon Webb, U. S. Atty., James E. Arehart, Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge.


CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the failure of law enforcement officers to exploit a perceived opportunity to obtain a search warrant, given concededly sufficient probable cause, vitiates a subsequent search without a warrant of a vehicle prompted by exigent circumstances. George R. Chuke (Chuke) appeals from the denial by the District Court of his pre-trial motion to suppress a gun recovered during the warrantless search of...

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