Legal Opinion
United States v. Delancy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 3, 2007No. 06-13718PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Ronald Delaney (“Delaney”) challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the drugs, weapons, and cash found when police searched a home rented by his girlfriend, LaSandra Godfrey (“Godfrey”). The police did not have a warrant, and they entered the home to conduct a “protective sweep” — a “quick and limited search of premises, incident to an arrest and conducted to protect the safety of police officers or others.” Maryland v. Buie, 494 U.S. 325, 327, 110 S.Ct. 1093, 108 L.Ed.2d 276 (1990). The district court held both that the protective sweep…
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