U.S. v. BUCKNER

No. 98-50369.

179 F.3d 834 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Lowell BUCKNER, Defendant, and Kendra Lynn Murry, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submission Deferred February 5, 1999.

Resubmitted May 1, 1999.

Filed June 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant United States Attorney; Jeffrey A. Taylor, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, California, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Matthew C. Winter, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, California, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: BRUNETTI, MAGILL, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


MAGILL, Senior Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals the district court's decision granting Kendra Lynn Murry's motion to suppress her post-arrest statements. Border agents stopped the car in which Murry was riding as the sole passenger as it crossed the United States-Mexico border. Upon inspection, agents discovered thirty-seven pounds of marijuana hidden in the car. Agents arrested both the driver and Murry. After being arrested, Murry made several incriminating...

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