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United States v. Spann

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION
Apr 30, 2015
CASE NO. 15-20070-GRAHAM (S.D. Fla. Apr. 30, 2015)

Summary

rejecting idea that officers have to eliminate the possibility of an affirmative defense before finding reasonable suspicion of criminal activity

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Opinion

CASE NO. 15-20070-GRAHAM

04-30-2015

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. CHRISTOPHER JERMAIN SPANN, Defendant.


ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Defendant's Motion to Suppress Physical Evidence, (D.E. 18).

THE MATTER was referred to Magistrate Judge Andrea M. Simonton United States Magistrate Judge on March 16, 2015. A Report and Recommendation filed on April 21, 2015 recommending that Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence be DENIED. The Defendant and the Government were afforded the opportunity to file objections to the Report and Recommendation. The Court conducted an independent review of the record and Defendant's objections. Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Andrea M. Simonton, is hereby Adopted and Approved in its entirety.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 30th day of April, 2015.

/s/_________

DONALD L. GRAHAM

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copied: Magistrate Judge Simonton

Stewart G. Abrams, AFPD

Kevin Quencer, AUSA


Summaries of

United States v. Spann

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION
Apr 30, 2015
CASE NO. 15-20070-GRAHAM (S.D. Fla. Apr. 30, 2015)

rejecting idea that officers have to eliminate the possibility of an affirmative defense before finding reasonable suspicion of criminal activity

Summary of this case from United States v. Sykes
Case details for

United States v. Spann

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, v. CHRISTOPHER JERMAIN SPANN…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION

Date published: Apr 30, 2015

Citations

CASE NO. 15-20070-GRAHAM (S.D. Fla. Apr. 30, 2015)

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