United States v. Huerta, No. 10-3434 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant entered a conditional guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance or mixture containing methamphetamine and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. On appeal, defendant challenged the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence. The court held that the experienced postal inspector had ample basis to suspect wrongdoing and therefore, there was reasonable suspicion to seize the package containing the evidence at issue. Accordingly, the district court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Postal Inspector had reasonable suspicion, based on the characteristics of the package in question, to belief that it contained contraband.
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