Legal Opinion

United States v. Harris

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided April 9, 2015No. Case No.. 14-40135-EFMPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ERIC F. MELGREN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Wesley Harris’ Motion to Suppress Evidence (Doc. 11). Harris considers two warrantless searches of his motel room premature and unlawful. He denies that exigency justified the first search and that consent justified the second search and seizure. Additionally, he denies that inevitable discovery excuses the warrantless searches and seizure. Because the Court finds no exigency, no valid consent, and no meaningful assurance that officers inevitably would have obtained a warrant that uncovered the otherwise…

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