United States v. Valenzuela-Espinoza, No. 10-10060 (9th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute. The court held that because the delay in presenting defendant to a magistrate was unreasonable, his statements made more than six hours after his arrest must be suppressed under the rule announced in both McNabb v. United States and Mallory v. United States. Therefore, the court reversed the district court's denial of defendant's suppression motion, vacated the conviction, and remanded for further proceedings. The court did not address defendant's remaining challenges to his conviction.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on October 4, 2012.
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