U.S. v. CAVAZOS

No. 11-50094.

668 F.3d 190 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael Angelo CAVAZOS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 19, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Gay, Jr. , Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, Austin Maxwell Berry , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Midland, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Dusty Gallivan (argued), (Court-Appointed), Odessa, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BENAVIDES and PRADO, Circuit Judges, and ALVAREZ, District Judge.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This interlocutory appeal is brought by Plaintiff-Appellant the United States of America (the "Government") to reverse the district court's order suppressing certain incriminating statements made by Defendant-Appellee Michael Angelo Cavazos ("Cavazos"). We AFFIRM.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 1, 2010, between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Cavazos woke to banging on his door and the shining of flashlights through...

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