United States v. Clay, No. 11-1177 (8th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant entered a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). At issue was whether there was probable cause to search defendant's apartment and whether the district court properly applied the good-faith doctrine to the police officer's reliance on the judge-issued search warrant. The court held that the district court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress based on the United States v. Leon good-faith exception and therefore, the court need not reach the underlying question of probable cause. Accordingly, the court affirmed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress.
Court Description: Criminal case - criminal law. District court did not err in applying Leon good-faith exception to uphold the search because, taking into account all of the surrounding circumstances, officers could act in good-faith on the warrant issued by the judge.
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