United States v. Mercado-Cañizares

OPINION AND ORDER

BESOSA, District Judge.

Before the Court is a Report & Recommendation (“R & R”) issued by United States Magistrate Judge Silvia CarreñoColl. (Docket No. 53.) The magistrate judge recommends that defendant Jorge Mercado-Cañizares’ (“Mercado”) motion to suppress be denied. Id. at p. 9. After an independent review of the record and defendant Mercado’s objections to the R & R, (Docket No. 66), the Court ADOPTS the R & R and DENIES the defendant’s motion to suppress.

1. Background

On January 31, 2012, defendant Mercado was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.…