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072285P.pdf 02/08/2008 United States v. Marco Pruneda
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 07-2285
and No: 07-2369
District of Nebraska - Lincoln
[PUBLISHED] [Wollman, Author, with Chief Judge Loken and
Shepherd, Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - conviction and sentence. Protective search made during
execution of arrest warrant and observation of contraband was not
unreasonable. Inevitable discovery exception to exclusionary rule
validated admission of evidence and, even without information from
protective sweep, officers had sufficient information to obtain a search
warrant. Sufficient evidence was presented to support conviction of both
codefendants. District court did not abuse its discretion in admitting
evidence containing pornographic images and was not so prejudicial as to
produce a different verdict. District court did not clearly err in denying
Pruneda 2-level reduction in offense level, as less involvement in
conspiracy alone is insufficient to warrant downward adjustment.
District court did not clearly err in holding Garcia-Delacruz responsible
for larger drug quantity and did not abuse its discretion in sentencing
Garcia-Delacruz as it did.