United States v. Bradley Carl Brown

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

In the district court, 1 Bradley Carl Brown was convicted of bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113, and use of a firearm to commit a felony, 18 U.S.C. § 924. 2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in denying Brown’s motion to suppress an inculpatory letter that he wrote while in pretrial detention. Brown’s jailer seized the letter, reasoning that since Brown had displayed suicidal tendencies since his arrest, the letter might provide information that could help to thwart a suicide attempt.

Brown argues on appeal that the seizure violated his rights under…