U.S. v. FLIPPIN

No. 90-30057.

924 F.2d 163 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cheryl Lavonn FLIPPIN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 15, 1991.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing March 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnathan S. Haub, Asst. U.S. Atty., Portland, Or., for plaintiff-appellant.

Marc Sussman, Cournoyer & Sussman, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellee.

Before WRIGHT, POOLE and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc March 20, 1991.

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns a seizure from the defendant of her make-up bag and a subsequent search of it, while in her residence. The district court granted defendant's motion to suppress evidence obtained during the search, finding the seizure and search violative of the Fourth Amendment. We hold that reasonable suspicion that the suspect was armed was sufficient...

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