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U.S. v. MADDOX

No. 09-30284.

614 F.3d 1046 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Neal MADDOX, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 12, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aine Ahmed, Office of the United States Attorney, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Matthew Campbell, Office of the Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, WA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, CARLOS F. LUCERO, and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals the suppression of evidence found inside closed containers—themselves inside a motor vehicle stopped for a traffic violation—after the driver was handcuffed and securely placed in the rear of the arresting officer's patrol car. We affirm.

FACTS

Officer Scott Bonney had pulled over to the side of the road to finish writing a police report, when he saw Neal Maddox...

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