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United States v. Luis Contreras

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 19, 2016No. 15-1279PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Law enforcement stumbled upon the then- unknown Luis Contreras when the original target of their narcotic sales investigation drove into Contreras’ garage and the two men conducted a drug transaction within view of the police with Contreras’ garage door ajar. Contreras eventually pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution, but reserved the right to challenge the denial of a motion to suppress the evidence found in a search of his house. We affirm.

I. 1

As part of a larger-scale drug trafficking investigation, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Chicago Police Department…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by31 opinions

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