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123807P.pdf 02/10/2014 United States v. Giovani Crisolis-Gonzalez
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 12-3807
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
[PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Benton and Beam, Circuit Judges]
Criminal Case - suppression. District court's denial of motion to suppress
is affirmed. Agent did not mislead occupant during "Knock and Talk" entry
and third-party had actual authority to consent to allow entry. Protective
sweep was justified by facts alerting the agents to the possibility that
the apartment harbored dangerous individuals. Defendant's statement as to
the location of a gun was independent from agent's inquiry regarding his
immigration status and was a voluntary, spontaneous admission. Defendant's
grant of consent to search bedroom was not coerced. Post-Miranda
statements were lawfully obtained.