United States v. Mario Silva, Jorge Zepeda-Medrano, and Alejandro Aguilar-Espinoza

GRABER, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Mario Silva, Jorge Zepeda-Medrano, and Alejandro Aguilar-Espinoza challenge their convictions. They contend that the district court erred in denying their motions to suppress evidence gathered by police during an investigation of a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine. For the reasons dis cussed below, we hold that the police did not violate the Fourth Amendment when they searched the buildings in question. We remand the case, however, because the district court failed to rule on the validity of the search of Defendants’ persons.

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