U.S. v. ATLAS

No. 95-3881.

94 F.3d 447 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James Earl ATLAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 26, 1996.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied October 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Herbert Mohring, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellant.

Susan J. Nolting, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, MAGILL, Circuit Judge, and VAN SICKLE, District Judge.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 29, 1996.*

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

James Atlas appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), contending that the warrantless search of a duffel bag was unconstitutional because the searching police officers did not possess a reasonable suspicion that they were in imminent danger. Atlas also contends that...

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