U.S. v. BANKS

No. 92-6666 Non-Argument Calendar.

3 F.3d 399 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Caliph D. BANKS, a/k/a Leroy, a/k/a Kay, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Brower, Birmingham, AL, for defendant-appellant.

Jack W. Selden, U.S. Atty., Michael Whisonant and Carolyn W. Steverson, Birmingham, AL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HATCHETT, COX and BIRCH, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal presents the question of whether an Express Mail package can be detained constitutionally until probable cause for a search warrant is established. The district court denied a motion to suppress the package. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 17, 1992, a narcotics investigator with the Huntsville Police Department met with a confidential informant, whose past information had led to arrests and convictions of drug dealers...

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