United States v. Hanhardt

OPINION AND ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge.

Before the court is the motion of Defendant Joseph Basinski to suppress evidence obtained from a search of his briefcase. This evidence was previously suppressed in a case involving alleged witness retaliation and obstruction of justice because the Government searched the briefcase without a warrant. See United States v. Basinski, 226 F.3d 829, 833-39 (7th Cir.2000). Since then, the Government has obtained a search warrant, re-searched the briefcase, and indicated its intent to offer the same evidence against Basinski in the case at bar. For the…