United States v. McClendon

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

James McClendon, charged as a felon in possession of a firearm, filed a motion to suppress evidence found during the warrantless search of his satchel, arguing that the search violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures. The district court agreed, and suppressed the evidence. The Government now appeals the district court’s order suppressing the evidence obtained from the search of the satchel. We affirm the order of the district court, as the search of the satchel violated McClendon’s Fourth Amendment rights.

I. Background

On June…