Legal Opinion
United States v. Denis Dorais, United States of America v. Laurie Gomes
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2001No. 17-15795PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Denis Doráis and Laurie Gomes became the focus of a police drug investigation after a hotel manager reported suspicious activities in their room at the New Otani Hotel. Police eventually arrested Gomes for drug possession after they stopped her because of a rental agency’s report that her rental car was overdue. During the stop, Gomes consented to a search of her purse, which yielded methamphetamine, and made inbriminating statements about Doráis. Later, police arrested Doráis when they found methamphetamine in Defendants’ hotel room while they were helping…
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