Defendant appealed from the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of heroin seized from a rental car defendant had been driving that was stopped by police during a traffic stop. Where defendant had permission from his wife ...

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Where a defendant challenged the denial of his motion to suppress evidence in a felon-in-possession case, any mistake of law made by the arresting officer was objectively reasonable, so the traffic stop was lawful, and the judgment is affirmed. Judgment ...

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Where a defendant, who pleaded guilty to the unlawful use of identification documents, challenged the denial of his motion to suppress after an officer mistook him for a suspect in another case, the officer had reasonable suspicion to believe that ...

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Defendant appealed from his conviction on three counts of receipt and distribution of child pornography and one count of failing to register as a sex offender. On appeal, defendant challenged the denial of his motion to suppress and the admission ...

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Where a defendant in a drug and firearm case challenged the denial of his motion to suppress, the judgment is affirmed because the officer was justified in stopping the defendant’s car because he was told to do so by a ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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  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 ...

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  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 ...

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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 ...

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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.)

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