United States v. Tomas Vente Sinisterra

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Tomas Vente Sinisterra (Sinister-ra) is the defendant in pending criminal proceedings in the district court below in which he is charged with possession with intent to distribute of five kilograms or more of cocaine. The district court granted Sinisterra’s motion to suppress approximately 200 kilograms of cocaine seized from an unoccupied van in a shopping center parking lot, and it denied the Government’s motion for reconsideration. This case is now before us on the Government’s appeal of the district court’s suppression order. 1

Facts and Proceedings Below

The…