Legal Opinion
United States v. Eric Virden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2007No. 06-12279PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals the district coui't’s grant of Eric Virden’s motion to suppress evidence obtained from the search of his rental vehicle. The government argues that the district court erred in concluding that (1) the seizure of Vir-den’s vehicle violated the Fourth Amendment and (2) the inevitable discovery doctrine did not apply. After carefully reviewing the record and having had the benefit of oral argument, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On May 4, 2005, police and DEA investigators planned to execute search warrants on nine properties located in Columbus, GA, including a…
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