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U.S. v. MELGAR

No. 99-3322.

227 F.3d 1038 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zoila MELGAR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy M. O'Shea (argued), Peggy A. Lautenschlager, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Robert T. Ruth (argued), Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, KANNE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Zoila Melgar pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and interstate transportation of counterfeit securities, conditioned on her right to challenge and now to appeal from the district court's denial of her motion to suppress evidence found inside a purse. The district court relied on the "inevitable discovery" doctrine to support its ruling, but we conclude that there is a more straightforward way to reach the same...

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