United States v. Vickie Gail Appelquist

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Vickie Gail Appelquist appeals her conviction for possession with intent to distribute marijuana seized during a warrant search of her home in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She contends the district court 1 should have granted her motion to suppress because local police violated state law restrictions on nighttime searches, failed to announce their purpose before entering her home, and improperly allowed local media into her home to photograph the results of the search. We affirm.

A confidential informant cooperating with state and local police made a controlled purchase of…