U.S. v. JAMES

No. 03-2506EM.

353 F.3d 606 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mar JAMES, also known as James Beine, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Welby of Clayton, MO. James M. Martin and Lawrence J. Fleming, argued, St. Louis, MO (Scott Rosenblum, Stephen R. Welby, on the brief), for appellant.

Carrie Costantin, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before RILEY, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This case raises important issues under the Fourth Amendment. In particular, under what circumstances do law-enforcement officers have a reasonable perception that a third person has the authority of the owner to allow officers to inspect the contents of a computer disc entrusted to him by the owner? What are the limits of the inevitable-independent-discovery exception to the warrant requirement? In the particular factual setting...

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