Legal Opinion
United States v. Torres-Del Muro
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided July 20, 1999No. 98-30096PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MILLS, District Judge.
Is the exclusionary rule available as a remedy for a violation of the consular notification provision of the Vienna Convention?
No.’
Motion to suppress denied.
I. Background
During early November of 1998, Illinois State Police stopped a 1994 Ford Aerostar van near Lincoln, Illinois. The van was driven by Defendant Jeronimo Torres-Del Muro (“Muro”), and the passengers included six other Mexican nationals. Suspecting that the occupants of the van might be illegal aliens, the Illinois State Police Officer contacted the Springfield, Illinois office of the Immigration and…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. JanisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Arizona v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. LopezSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- Osagiede v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- United States v. RodriguesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1999
- People v. VillagomezAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
- State v. PrasertphongArizona Supreme Court · 2003
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.