U.S. v. ROMERO

No. 13-2019.

749 F.3d 900 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl Ernesto ROMERO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward O. Bustamante , Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellant.

James R.W. Braun , Assistant United States Attorney, ( Steven C. Yarbrough , Acting United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HARTZ, BALDOCK, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.


HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Carl Romero was convicted by a jury of assaulting and killing Naayaitch Friday. He challenges the district court's refusal to suppress evidence found after searches of the car he drove and his bedroom. We hold that the search warrant for the car was supported by probable cause and that investigating officers properly relied on his stepfather's consent to search his bedroom. Exercising jurisdiction

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