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U.S. v. JIMENEZ

No. 87-2633.

864 F.2d 686 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfonso Steve JIMENEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen P. McCue, Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, N.M., for defendant-appellant.

David N. Williams, Asst. U.S. Atty. (William L. Lutz, U.S. Atty., with him on the brief), Albuquerque, N.M., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge, ANDERSON and EBEL, Circuit Judges.

HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.

Defendant Alfonso Steve Jimenez (Jimenez) challenges the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress a sawed-off shotgun seized from the trunk of his car by police officers during an accident investigation. The court held that the shotgun was lawfully seized because it was in plain view and would have inevitably been discovered during an inventory search. We affirm.

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Jimenez' car was totalled in a two car accident in Albuquerque...

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