United States v. Ronald Donaldson

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Ronald Donaldson appeals from his conviction of one count of harboring or concealing a fugitive in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1071 (1982), following a jury trial before Judge Eginton. The principal issue raised is whether Steagald v. United States, 451 U.S. 204, 101 S.Ct. 1642, 68 L.Ed.2d 38 (1981), requires us to hold that the warrant-less search of Donaldson’s apartment was illegal. Because we believe that the search was incident to Donaldson’s valid arrest and that Donaldson’s other arguments are without merit, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Our description of the facts relies…