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Criminal Law : Drug Conspiracy – Search – Self Representation

Stephanie Maniscalco//August 18, 2017//

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Criminal Law : Drug Conspiracy – Search – Self Representation

Criminal Law : Drug Conspiracy – Search – Self Representation

Stephanie Maniscalco//August 18, 2017//

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Where a defendant in a sought to suppress evidence obtained during searches of his hotel room and car, assuming the initial entry was unconstitutional, the district court did not err in finding that the defendant voluntarily consented to the searches, and the court did not violate the defendant’s rights where he did not unequivocally invoke his right to , and the conviction is affirmed for this defendant and for a co-defendant over his challenges to the admission of evidence of prior convictions and recorded jail calls.

Judgment is affirmed.

U.S. v. LeBeau (MLW No. 70888/Case No. 15-3592 – 28 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Schreier, J. (George E. Grassby, Rapid City, South Dakota, and John Fitzgerald, Rapid City, South Dakota, argued for appellants) (Benjamin Patterson, Rapid City, South Dakota, argued for appellee; Ted L. McBride appeared on the brief).

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