United States v. James Allen White, Jr.

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the decision of the district court granting White’s motion to suppress evidence of a firearm in the course of prosecution of White for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. We reverse, finding that the search was a valid search incident to White’s arrest.

I

The facts underlying the charges against White are as follows. White was operating his automobile southbound on Dickerson Road, a four-lane road in Nashville, Tennessee, at about 9:25 p.m. on April 14, 1987. White testified that he had been drinking and had stopped at a store to purchase…