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UNITED STATES v. PAPPAS

No. 83-1802.

735 F.2d 1232 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. John Christopher PAPPAS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 8, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent D. Ward, U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, Utah, for appellant.

Max D. Wheeler, Salt Lake City, Utah (Sam N. Pappas, Salt Lake City, Utah, with him on brief), for appellee.

Before McWILLIAMS, BREITENSTEIN and DOYLE, Circuit Judges.

BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellee-defendant Pappas was indicted for the possession of an illegal weapon after a sawed-off shotgun was found in his car. The district court ordered the shotgun suppressed as evidence finding that it had been seized in the course of an illegal search. The government appeals under 18 U.S.C. § 3731.

Shortly before midnight on March 1, 1983, police officers from Price City, Utah, responded to a complaint that an unknown...

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