United States v. Gary E. Hansen, Daniel E. Means, AKA Daniel E. Johnson, and Stephen R. Bryant

HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an appeal by the Government pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 from an order suppressing evidence as to the three named defendants, Gary E. Hansen, Daniel E. Means, and Stephen R. Bryant. Hansen, Means and Bryant, along with two other persons, 1 were charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.

Defendant Hansen was charged with an additional count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 and Means was…