United States v. Aguirre

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Sherry Aguirre was convicted of using a communications facility to facilitate a drug trafficking crime in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). On appeal Aguirre challenges the district court’s denial of her motion to suppress evidence, claiming that the search and seizure of her cell phone was tainted by law enforcement officers’ illegal entry into a home where she was a guest. We conclude that the officers’ entry was justified by exigent circumstances, that the search and seizure of Aguirre’s cell phone occurred under the authority of a valid warrant, and…