United States v. Marc Paul Fannon, United States of America v. Paul Howard Gumerlock

556 F.2d 961 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marc Paul FANNON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Howard GUMERLOCK, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 76-2700, 76-2732. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 5, 1977. Donald A. Nunn, argued, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant fannon. Michael D. Stein, Frank Ragen, argued, Baxley, Ragen & Ray, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant Gumerlock. Stephen W. Peterson, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., on the brief, Terry J. Knoepp, U.S. Atty., Stephen W. Peterson, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., argued, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before CHAMBERS, KOELSCH and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges. OPINION KOELSCH, Circuit Judge: 1 These appeals present this question: Is a search by an airline employee of a package deposited with the air carrier for shipment subject to the limitations of the Fourth Amendment? 2 The material facts are not in dispute: acting in concert, the defendants, on successive days, deposited at the United Airlines freight office at San Diego, California, two packages for…