Legal Opinion

United States v. Gina Mesa

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 10, 1995No. 94-6367PublishedCited by 148 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

After her motion to suppress was denied, the defendant entered a conditional plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Having reserved the right to appeal, defendant now argues that it was error to deny her motion to suppress. Mesa further contends that a sentencing enhancement imposed for possession of a firearm was improper.

Our review of the record convinces us that defendant’s motion to suppress should have been granted. This decision makes it unnecessary to consider the sentencing issue and other sub-issues raised in connection with…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. Cecil FergusonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Bennie Ree WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Francisco Hernandez-AlvaradoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Steven E. SapersteinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983

3Cited by148 opinions

  1. United States v. John Jay Hill and Malcolm Scott HillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  2. Bazzi v. City of DearbornCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  3. State v. EnglandTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  4. United States v. Kenneth Wayne BeckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. United States v. Yul Darnell Givan, United States of America v. Wayne TorrenceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

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