Suppression of Evidence Denied

By: Derek Hawkins//July 29, 2019//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Devontay Sawyer

Case No.: 18-2923

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BARRETT and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Suppression of Evidence Denied

Devontay Sawyer entered a conditional guilty plea to possessing a firearm as a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), preserving for this direct appeal his challenge to the denial of his motion to suppress evidence. Sawyer contests the search of his backpack, which he left inside a home that he had entered unlawfully. The police found guns inside the backpack. The district court denied the motion to suppress, concluding that Sawyer, as a trespasser, had no legitimate expectation of privacy in the house and therefore none in the unattended backpack. We agree with the district court and affirm the judgment.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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