UNITED STATES v. BELCHER

No. 81-1482.

685 F.2d 289 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jackson Earl BELCHER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Diskin, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert J. Wayne, Richard J. Troberman, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee.

Before KENNEDY, FARRIS and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Jackson Earl Belcher was carrying cocaine in his shoulder bag upon his arrival at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The district court found that the drug enforcement agents did not have probable cause to seize Belcher's shoulder bag. Therefore the district court granted Belcher's motion to suppress the cocaine found in the subsequent search of the shoulder bag. The government appeals the district court's decision.

On May 21, 1981...

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