UNITED STATES v. MOSES

No. 85-1349.

796 F.2d 281 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dennis B. MOSES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gloria C. Phares, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert Holley, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Sacramento, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before SNEED, FARRIS and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals from the district court's suppression of a car trunk key found in defendant Dennis Moses' pocket. The district court found that the government agents lacked probable cause to arrest Moses and that the key would not have been inevitably discovered. We reverse and remand.

I.

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