UNITED STATES v. MORENO

No. 83-5151.

742 F.2d 532 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Vidal MORENO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 10, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. David Schmerin, Rotkin, Schmerin & McIntyre, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Christine S. Byrd, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and TANG, Circuit Judges.


TANG, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals from an order granting defendant Moreno's motion to suppress cocaine discovered during an airport detention. We find that the cocaine was discovered as a product of a search conducted in violation of the fourth amendment and affirm the district court's ruling.

FACTS

The outline of the salient events in this case is not in dispute. However, conflicting evidence was introduced concerning a number of facts...

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