Defendant was on supervised release when he was arrested for sex-trafficking and engaging in the business of prostitution. Following his conviction, defendant challenged the denial of his motion to suppress, motion to dismiss based on the sufficiency of evidence, the ...

Tagged with: due process Motion To Suppress Sex Trafficking

Where a defendant in a child-pornography case challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evidence, the warrant was void but the good-faith exception applied to the agents’ use of the warrant. Judgment is affirmed. U.S. v. Johnson (MLW No. ...

Tagged with: Child Pornography Criminal Law Motion To Suppress Warrant

  Defendant was indicted for possession of a firearm by a felon, in addition to other charges. After the magistrate recommended denial of defendant’s suppression motion, defendant pleaded guilty to the possession charge. On appeal, defendant argued that the law ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Fourth Amendment Violation Motion To Suppress Possession of Firearm by Felon

  Defendant appealed the denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant. The warrant was issued after investigators witnessed defendant engaged in what they believed were heroin transactions. Defendant argued that the warrant was unsupported ...

Tagged with: Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin Criminal Law Motion To Suppress Probable Cause

Where a defendant in a methamphetamine-distribution case challenged the denial of her motion to suppress, the judgment is affirmed because the district court did not err in finding that the sheriff’s office had an impoundment and inventory policy and that ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Impounded Vehicle Inventory Search Motion To Suppress

U.S. v. Carr (MLW No. 71907/Case No. 17-2455 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Drug Conspiracy Motion To Suppress

State v. Perry (MLW No. 71761/Case No. SC96087 – 16 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, C.J.; Wilson, Russell and Powell, JJ., concur; Breckenridge, J., concurs in part and dissents in part in separate opinion. Draper and Stith, JJ., concur in opinion of Breckenridge, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Mistaken Belief Motion To Suppress Seizure

Spicher v. State (MLW No. 71514/Case No. SD34908 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law effectiveness of counsel Motion To Suppress Post-Conviction Relief

State v. Tillitt (MLW No. 71330/Case No. WD80260 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Newton, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Involuntary Statements Motion To Suppress sentencing

Greene v. State (MLW No. 71273/Case No. ED105282- 11 pages) (Mo.Ct.App. E.D., Page, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law ineffective assistance of counsel Motion To Suppress Search and Seizure

U.S. v. Quarterman (MLW No. 71247/Case No. 16-4519 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

Tagged with: Criminal Law Exigent Circumstances Motion To Suppress Warrantless Search