United States v. Romero

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Carl Romero was convicted by a jury of assaulting and killing Naay-aitch Friday. He challenges the district court’s refusal to suppress evidence found after searches of the car he drove and his bedroom. We hold that the search warrant for the car was supported by probable cause and that investigating officers properly relied on his stepfather’s consent to search his bedroom. Exercising jurisdic tion under 12 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm the district court’s denial of his motions to suppress.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. Friday’s body was found in an arroyo off a dirt road on the…