United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his claims that 1)the district court improperly denied his motion to suppress, and 2)the government's use of post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence violated his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/31/2005
• Published 05/31/2005

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shannon P. O'Connor, argued, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Omaha, NE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John E. Higgins, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Omaha, NE, for appellee.