Legal Opinion
United States v. Morgan Dwight Brown
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1986No. 85-5504PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Morgan Dwight Brown was convicted after a jury trial of possession of an unregistered firearm and of a silencer in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (1982). On appeal, Brown contends that the district court erred in admitting certain evidence seized during a warrantless search of Brown’s automobile subsequent to Brown’s arrest for driving while intoxicated. We affirm.
On the night of April 29, 1984, Brown was driving his automobile in the city of South Boston, Virginia. Passengers in the car with Brown included his brother, Charlie Mack Brown, a friend, Morris Hamlett, and a…
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