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US v. Menchaca-Castruita, No. 08-40403

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Defendant's drug conspiracy conviction is vacated where no exigent circumstances existed to justify the police's failure to obtain a warrant to search defendant's residence, and thus, the district court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress.

Read US v. Menchaca-Castruita, No. 08-40403

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Filed October 29, 2009

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Opinion by Judge Wiener


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