The state appealed from the order quashing a search warrant and suppressing evidence in defendant’s trial on charges for domestic assault, endangering the welfare of a child and abuse or neglect of a child. The state argued that the warrant ...

Tagged with: domestic assault Suppression of Evidence

Defendant appealed from his guilty plea to a firearms offense, arguing that his counsel was ineffective, that his plea was involuntary and that the district court erred in denying his motions to withdraw his plea and to suppress evidence and ...

Tagged with: Firearm Offense Guilty Plea Suppression of Evidence

Defendant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute. On appeal, defendant alleged a number of errors, including denial of his suppression motion, denial of a Franks hearing, denial of in camera review of an officer’s personnel file, allowing a ...

Tagged with: Possession with Intent to Distribute Sufficiency Of Evidence Suppression of Evidence

  Defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The district court applied a four-level enhancement for defendant’s conviction being in connection with another felony. On appeal, defendant challenged the denial of his suppression more and ...

Tagged with: Application of Sentencing Enhancement Criminal Law Felon in Possession of Firearm Suppression of Evidence

Defendant was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm and moved to suppress evidence officers obtained after they stopped and frisked defendant. Defendant argued that police lacked reasonable suspicion that he was committing a crime. The government ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Felon in Possession of Firearm Suppression of Evidence Unlawful Stop-and-Frisk

Following his indictment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained from tracking devices law enforcement placed on his car. The district court agreed with defendant’s contention that the government lacked probable cause to install the trackers ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Drug Distribution Probable Cause to Install Trackers Suppression of Evidence

Following his indictment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained from tracking devices law enforcement placed on his car. The district court agreed with defendant’s contention that the government lacked probable cause to install the trackers ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Drug Distribution Probable Cause to Install Trackers Suppression of Evidence

Defendant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by felon, after the district court denied his suppression motion upon finding the search of his vehicle to be a valid inventory search. On appeal, defendant ...

Tagged with: Calculation of Criminal History Criminal Law Possession with Intent to Distribute Suppression of Evidence