U.S. v. COURTNEY

No. 05-30156.

463 F.3d 333 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cherie Marie COURTNEY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Patricia Jones, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for U.S.

James Phillip Manasseh (argued), Manasseh, Gill, Joubert & Rothkamm, Baton Rouge, LA, for Courtney.

Before SMITH and STEWART, Circuit Judges, and CRANE, District Judge.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

The United States appeals from the district court's grant of Cherie Marie Courtney's motion to suppress statements she made to federal investigators. Relying on Missouri v. Seibert, 542 U.S. 600, 124 S.Ct. 2601, 159 L.Ed.2d 643 (2004), and Oregon v. Elstad, 470 U.S. 298, 105 S.Ct. 1285, 84 L.Ed.2d 222 (1985), Courtney asserted that the agents' tactic of obtaining...

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