U.S. v. WALKER

No. 97-3531.

155 F.3d 180 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America v. Robert WALKER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelley Stark, Federal Public Defender, Karen Sirianni Gerlach (Argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

Linda L. Kelly, United States Attorney, Bonnie R. Schlueter (Argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Jarvis F. Tait, Legal Intern, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, WEIS, Circuit Judges and DOWD, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

DOWD, District Judge.

I. The Charge and Conviction.

The appellant, Robert Walker, an inmate at The Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in McKean, Pennsylvania, prosecutes an appeal from his conviction and sentence of 18 months for possession of contraband in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2).

On October 13, 1995, Walker was undergoing a strip search preparatory to being placed in a special holding unit within...

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