United States v. James Ray Mendoza

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ______________ No. 00-3631 ______________ United States of America * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the James Ray Mendoza * District of Minnesota * * Appellee. * ______________ Submitted: May 18, 2001 Filed: February 21, 2002 (corrected 2/28/02) ______________ Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD and BYE, Circuit Judges, and GAITAN,1 District Judge. GAITAN, District Judge This case presents the issues of whether a resident of a duplex possesses a legitimate privacy interest in the common entry vestibule,…