Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided May 22, 2012No. Criminal No. 11-65-ARTPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
AMUL R. THAPAR, District Judge.
Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram has recommended that the Court grant Defendant Robert Dale Lee’s motion to suppress because Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) special agents illegally placed a GPS tracking device on his car. R. 33. The United States objects to that recommendation, arguing that Lee’s arrest was too attenuated from the illegal search to justify suppression. R. 34. The United States also argues that the good-faith exception applies. Id. Because Lee’s arrest stemmed directly from the illegal GPS search, and the DEA agents did…
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