U.S. v. TORRES-DEL MURO

No. 98-30096.

58 F.Supp.2d 931 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Jeronimo TORRES-DEL MURO, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

July 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Tomaw, Springfield, IL, for plaintiff.

Thomas W. Patton, Springfield, IL, for defendant.


OPINION

MILLS, District Judge.

Is the exclusionary rule available as a remedy for a violation of the consular notification provision of the Vienna Convention?

No.

Motion to suppress denied.

I. Background

During early November of 1998, Illinois State Police stopped a 1994 Ford Aerostar van near Lincoln, Illinois. The van was driven by Defendant Jeronimo Torres-Del Muro ("Muro"), and the passengers included six other...

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