United States v. Pariseau, No. 10-30237 (9th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for attempted possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. The district court denied Defendant's motion to suppress evidence of the drugs that were discovered strapped to his legs when he exited a plane in the Seattle airport and also denied Defendant's motion challenging venue in the District of Alaska. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not clearly err in finding under the totality of the circumstances that Defendant voluntarily consented to the airport search that resulted in discovery of the methamphetamine; and (2) venue was proper in Alaska because possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine is a continuing offense, and Defendant took substantial steps in Alaska in pursuit of that offense.
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