U.S. v. MALONE

No. 88-3258.

886 F.2d 1162 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny Virgil MALONE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence Kellogg, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Susan B. Dohrmann and T. Anthony Platter, Asst. U.S. Attys., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ALDISERT, WRIGHT and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

We consider whether federal agents had reasonable suspicion of drug courier activity when they briefly detained Danny Malone and his bag at the airport. We affirm the district court's well reasoned decision to deny his motion to suppress and we uphold the constitutionality of the sentence.

BACKGROUND

Two Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents assigned to the Seattle-Tacoma Airport observed Malone arriving from...

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