U.S. v. GONZALEZ

No. 02-50160.

328 F.3d 543 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesus Dario GONZALEZ, aka Adrian Magdaleno, aka Jesse Gonzalez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Locklin, Deputy Federal Defender, Los Angeles, CA, attorney for the defendant-appellant.

Jacqueline Chooljian and Kevin Lally, Assistant United States Attorneys, attorneys for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before PREGERSON, THOMAS and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

Does the Fourth Amendment protect those who wish to hide in plain sight? Under the circumstances presented in this appeal, we conclude it does not and affirm the district court's denial of the defendant's suppression motion.

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