United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence in a prosecution for drug and firearms offenses is affirmed where defendant's girlfriend had apparent authority to consent to a search of defendant's apartment, and a gun found improperly should not be excluded pursuant to the inevitable discovery doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2006
• Decided 02/09/2006
• Published 02/09/2006

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robert A. Anderson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Morris D. Berman (argued), Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.