Legal Opinion
United States v. Jesus Garcia
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 1, 2018No. 16-4523PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Jesus Garcia appeals the district court's 1 denial of his motion to suppress evidence of the methamphetamine that Investigator Mark Plowman found in Garcia's luggage. Garcia argues that the initial encounter with Investigator Plowman was not consensual and constituted an unlawful seizure. He further argues that he did not consent to Investigator Plowman searching his bag, so the search was also unlawful. We disagree and affirm the district court's denial of Garcia's motion to suppress.
I. Background
On June 4, 2015, Garcia was aboard an Amtrak train at the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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