United States v. Escobar

William Alsup, United States District Judge

INTRODUCTION

In this drug prosecution, defendant moves to suppress the fruits of a warrantless search of his hotel room. For the reasons stated below, defendant's motion is GRANTED , and the evidence flowing from the unlawful search must be suppressed.

FINDINGS OF FACT

On July 30, 2017, DEA Task Force Officer and San Bruno Police Department Detective James Haggarty arrived at a Super 8 Motel in San Bruno following a tip that defendant David Escobar was at the hotel selling narcotics. SBPD Corporal Jose Valiente and DEA Special Agents Brandon Cahill and…