U.S. v. BROWN

No. 03-3069.

374 F.3d 1326 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Monte F. BROWN, Jr., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Goodhand, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, and Ana F. Matheson, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge; RANDOLPH and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The main question presented in the government's appeal from an order suppressing evidence is whether, under the Fourth Amendment, items found in the passenger compartment of a car gave rise to probable cause to search the trunk. A subsidiary issue is whether it is necessary for the government to present evidence of the training and experience of the officer who conducted the search...

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