United States Fifth Circuit

A conviction for drug- and firearm-related offenses is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress evidence found in his storage unit where defendant's consent to a search was voluntary and a reasonable officer would have believed that defendant had authority to consent to a search.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2007
• Published 03/02/2007

Judges

• JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert William Piedrahita (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Catherine M. Maraist, Baton Rouge, LA, for U.S., Christopher Albert Aberle (argued), Mandeville, LA, for Dilley.