U.S. v. ADAMS

No. 03-1053.

346 F.3d 1165 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Carl Mac ADAMS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Claude S. Hawkins, Jr., AUSA, of Fort Smith, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Joel O. Huggins of Springdale, AR.

Before MELLOY, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from the district court's suppression of evidence obtained incident to the warrantless arrest of Carl Mac Adams and subsequent search of Adams's residence. Because we find probable cause to support the warrantless arrest of Adams and determine that Adams's girlfriend voluntarily consented to the guided "search" that led to the discovery of probative evidence used in the application of a valid search warrant, we reverse....

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