In a prosecution for being a felon in possession of a firearm, denial of defendant’s motion to suppress evidence is reversed where defendant did not waive his Fourth Amendment expectation of privacy in a closed container in which federal law enforcement discovered the firearm at issue.
Read US v. Monghur, No. 08-10351
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted May 4, 2009
Filed August 11, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Tallman
Counsel
For Appellant:
Jason F. Carr, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV
For Appellee:
Robert L. Ellman, Assistant United States Attorney, Las Vegas, NV
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