U.S. v. YEPA

No. 16-2060.

862 F.3d 1252 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gavin YEPA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED July 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian A. Pori , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellant.

James R.W. Braun , Assistant United States Attorney, ( Damon P. Martinez , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Las Cruces, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, BALDOCK, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.


The sole issue on appeal is whether self-incriminating statements by Defendant Gavin Yepa during a search of his person authorized by a warrant were spontaneous or were the result of interrogation. We affirm the district court's ruling that the statements were spontaneous. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291...

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