Suppression of Evidence Affirmed

In US v. Villa-Gonzalez, No. 09-1764, a drug conspiracy, firearm possession and illegal reentry prosecution, the court affirmed the grant of defendants’ motion to suppress evidence, holding that 1) the district court did not err when it concluded defendant was seized by the time he spoke to a customs officer on the phone; and 2) the district court did not err when it concluded the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine necessitated suppression of evidence discovered during the search of defendants’ residence.

 

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  • Read the Eighth Circuit’s Decision in US v. Villa-Gonzalez, No. 09-1764

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