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U.S. v. MINES

No. 87-5339.

883 F.2d 801 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher James MINES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 25, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton F. Gunn, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Janet C. Hudson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Major Narcotics Section, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HALL and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and STRAND, District Judge.

LEAVY, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

Christopher James Mines appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence that he possessed an unregistered machine gun lacking serial numbers in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and (i) (1982). Detectives searching for narcotics at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) found a MAC-11 9mm machine gun with fully loaded magazines in plain view in Mines' checked luggage after he consented to a search. Mines...

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