Defendant was indicted for selling fellatio from his 17 year old cousin and a 15 year old at the 2014 Sturgis motorcycle rally. There was probable cause for his arrest. Any alleged violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Rights because of defendant\u2019s dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship doesn\u2019t warrant suppression. United States v. Thymaras, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75789 (D.S.D. June 10, 2016).<\/p>\n
Defendant\u2019s search of the person and her belongings on a Greyhound bus in Albuquerque by a drug interdiction team was by consent. \u201cIn sum, the Court concludes that Defendant’s conduct in nodding, stepping into the aisle, and raising her arms constituted an unequivocal show of assent to a pat-down search. Considering the totality of the circumstances, the Court additionally determines that Defendant’s consent was freely and intelligently given without implied or express duress or coercion.\u201d United States v. Valdez-Perea, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 191455 (D.N.M. May 21, 2012).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Defendant was indicted for selling fellatio from his 17 year old cousin and a 15 year old at the 2014 Sturgis motorcycle rally. There was probable cause for his arrest. Any alleged violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Rights … Continue reading