Legal Opinion
United States v. Zapata
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 1999No. 98-8609, 98-8733PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Senior Circuit Judge:
Juan Lorenzo and Victor Zapata appeal the district court’s order denying their motion to suppress evidence discovered in the course of an automobile search. They argue that they did not voluntarily consent to the search and, in the alternative, that the search exceeded the scope of any consent given. We affirm.
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Bryan County Deputy Sheriff Tony Phillips and a fellow officer were driving northbound on Interstate 95 when they observed a minivan drift from the leftmost lane into the center lane. Because the minivan nearly sideswiped another vehicle, Phillips stopped…
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