U.S. v. SPIRES

No. SACR 91-0001-GLT.

777 F.Supp. 1530 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Gary Lee SPIRES, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. California, Santa Ana Division.

November 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Wolfe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Santa Ana, Cal., for plaintiff.

Maria G. Valdez, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Santa Ana, Cal., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

TAYLOR, District Judge.

This case presents the question whether a warrantless probable cause search of an impounded vehicle is constitutionally justified if not conducted approximately contemporaneously with the vehicle's seizure, but is conducted a week later. The court holds that the search is valid.

I. BACKGROUND

The defendant, Gary Lee Spires, is charged with possession of methamphetamine, use of firearms, and firearm...

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