U.S. v. TORRES

No. 93-2854.

32 F.3d 225 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Arturo TORRES and Ramon R. Vargas-Hernandez, also known as Ramon Vargas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1994.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied August 16, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne M. Wissmann (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Crim. Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stanley P. Stasiulis (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Benton, IL, for Arturo Torres.

Paula Phillips (argued), Phillips Law Office, Effingham, IL, for Ramon R. Vargas-Hernandez.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied August 16, 1994.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals an order after a suppression hearing before trial suppressing 1) some 450 pounds of marijuana discovered in a trailer that was being towed by a Chevrolet Blazer in which defendant Arturo Torres, the owner, was a passenger and which Ramon Vargas-Hernandez ("Vargas") was driving, and 2) post-arrest inculpatory statements made by the defendants...

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