UNITED STATES v. SCOTT

No. 81-1080.

665 F.2d 874 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Carl SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan M. Zarky, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Richard B. Kendall, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, District Judge.


WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Scott was convicted of receiving stolen property of the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. On appeal Scott claims that the district judge erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence removed from his vehicle pursuant to police measures to protect his car and its contents following his arrest. We affirm.

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