United States v. Joseph Rutkowski

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this criminal case, the district court suppressed certain evidence, ruling that the items seized were beyond the scope of the officers’ warrant and did not fall within the plain view exception to the fourth amendment. The government appeals the pretrial suppression order pursuant to 18 U.S. C. § 3731. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On November 21, 1985, a state trooper, Robert Friend, obtained warrants to search various premises frequented by defendant-appellee Joseph Rutkowski: Rutkowski’s home, summer cottage, and boat house. 1 The warrants described the objects to be seized…