U.S. v. SAUCEDO

No. 11-2457.

688 F.3d 863 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Margarito SAUCEDO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Hartzler (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Gregory Blair Sanford (argued), Attorney, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before ROVNER, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Margarito Saucedo appeals the denial of his motion to suppress, contending that the search of his tractor-trailer exceeded the scope of his consent to search. We affirm.

I.

On January 11, 2010, Trooper Nathan Miller of the Illinois State Police stopped a Peterbilt tractor-trailer because it had a paper registration plate that appeared to be expired. The truck was driven by Margarito Saucedo. Trooper Miller confirmed that the...

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