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U.S. v. HERNANDEZ

No. 11-40201.

670 F.3d 616 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melinda HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 8, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Thomas Pimentel , Asst. U.S. Atty., Laredo, TX, Renata Ann Gowie , Julia Bowen Stern , Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jose Eduardo Pena (Court-Appointed), Law Offices of J. Eduardo Pena, Laredo, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, WIENER, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Melinda Hernandez pleaded guilty to one count of harboring an undocumented alien for financial gain. Prior to entering her guilty plea, Hernandez filed a motion to suppress any "admissions [and] written or oral statements" that she made following a warrantless search of her residence, as well as any statements made by her boyfriend and an undocumented alien who was found in her home. The district court denied the motion. Hernandez argues that...

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