United States v. Gonzales

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

NEIL M. GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.

Carla Erica Gonzales Sanchez and Carlos Adan Alvarado were arrested in their hotel room after narcotics agents, believing they had Ms. Gonzales’s consent to enter, found in plain view in the room a variety of drug paraphernalia. After conviction on federal charges, Ms. Gonzales and Mr. Alvarado challenge the district court’s denial of their motion to suppress, contending that they did not give consent to enter the hotel room. They also contest the district court’s denial of a motion for mistrial after a government witness commented on their…