United States v. Joselin Castro

WHITE, Circuit Judge.

A grand jury charged defendant Joselin Castro (Castro) in a two-count indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possession with intent to distribute 9.84 grams of a substance containing heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). Castro filed a motion to suppress evidence obtained during a traffic stop and subsequent search of his residence, and requested a Franks 1 hearing. The district court denied Castro’s motion to suppress. Castro pleaded guilty as charged pursuant to a conditional plea…