United States v. Lee Marshall Harris and Morris Ray Caldwell

427 F.2d 1368

Opinion

427 F.2d 1368

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Lee Marshall HARRIS and Morris Ray Caldwell, Defendants-Appellees.

No. 25120.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 27, 1970, Rehearing Denied Aug. 28, 1970.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Manuel L. Real, Judge.

Richard L. Jaeger (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., William Matthew Byrne, Jr., U.S. Atty., J. Kent Steele, Asst. U.S. Atty., Robert L Brosio, Chief, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Burton Marks, of Marks, Sherman & London, Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellee Caldwell.

Frederic A. Spindell, Hollywood, Cal., for appellee Harris.

Before KOELSCH and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON1 District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The narcotics were seized in circumstances essentially similar to those in Castillo-Garcia v. United States, 424 F.2d 482 (9th Cir. 1970); accordingly, the order of the district court suppressing the use of such drugs as evidence is

Reversed.

1 Honorable Bruce R. Thompson, United States District Judge, Reno, Nevada, sitting by designation