Court Error – Motion to Suppress Evidence Granted

By: Derek Hawkins//December 24, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Juan Zamudio

Case No.: 18-1529

Officials: KANNE, HAMILTON, and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Court Error – Motion to Suppress Evidence Granted

A grand jury returned a third superseding indictment charging defendant Juan Zamudio with participating in a drug‐trafficking conspiracy after law enforcement executed a search warrant at his home seizing approximately 11 kilograms of methamphetamine, a loaded gun, and a cell phone used to make intercepted calls, among other items. Prior to trial, the district court granted Zamudio’s motion to suppress the seized items. The government brings this interlocutory appeal arguing that the district court erred in granting Zamudio’s motion to suppress the evidence seized at Zamudio’s home pursuant to a search warrant. We agree and reverse.

Reversed and Remanded

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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