United States v. Houck, No. 17-3045 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit reversed the district court's grant of defendant's motion to suppress evidence found in his recreational vehicle (RV). The court held that the district court erred by finding that the search of the RV exceeded the scope of an otherwise valid search warrant. In this case, the officers were not objectively unreasonable in their belief that the RV fell within the warrant's authorization to search. The court explained that, although there was some evidence that the RV was being used as a temporary residence, the officers observed facts supporting their conclusion that it was a vehicle.
Court Description: Gruender, Author, with Melloy and Benton, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. In a government appeal of a suppression order, the district court erred in determining a police search of defendant's recreational vehicle exceeded the scope of an otherwise valid warrant; the officers were not objectively unreasonable in their belief that the RV fell within the warrant's authorization to search "any vehicles;" suppression order reversed.
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