United States v. Brown

OPINION AND ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendant Jobert Brown’s (“Brown”) motion to suppress evidence seized by San Juan Municipal Guardsmen and the government’s opposition thereto. An evidentiary hearing concerning the various grounds raised in Brown’s suppression motion was held on February 24 and 28, 1994. The parties have fully briefed the issues and the Court is now ready to rule. For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Brown’s motion to suppress evidence.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On December 5, 1993, the cruiseship M/V Windward “Windward” docked in Old San Juan.…