U.S. v. ESCOBAR

No. 03-4046.

389 F.3d 781 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Jose Martinez ESCOBAR; Vicky Lynn Loos, also known as Vicky L. Reppuhn, Defendants/Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Nancy A. Svoboda, AUSA, Omaha, NE.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jeffrey L. Thomas, AFPD, Omaha, NE. Also appearing on appellee's brief was Jennifer L. Gilg, Research and Writing Attorney, Office of Federal Public Defender, Omaha, NE 68102.

Before BYE, LAY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals the district court's1 order granting Vicky Lynn Loos's and Jose Martinez Escobar's motions to suppress evidence discovered in a warrantless search of their luggage. We affirm.

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On February 24, 2003, Loos and Escobar were traveling from Los Angeles, California, to a final destination of Saginaw, Michigan, aboard a passenger bus. At midday, the bus arrived at the bus terminal...

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