Legal Opinion
United States v. Ramon Milian-Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1985No. 84-5174PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case, the government appeals from the suppression of evidence, including drugs and firearms, which was to be used in the prosecution of Ramon Milian-Rodriguez for drug and currency violations. Because we conclude that the relevant searches were conducted pursuant to probable cause, exigent circumstances, or the broad-ranging consent of a suspect who hoped to strike a deal with the government, we reverse.
I. THE FACTS
Beginning in November 1982, agents in Operation Greenback, a Miami-based federal task force investigating currency violations, received information…
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