U.S. v. SALAMASINA

Nos. 09-2186, 09-2188.

615 F.3d 925 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mark SALAMASINA, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Joanina Lata, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 6, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce W. Simon, Simon & Simon, Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant Salamasina.

Bruce C. Houdek, Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellant Lata.

Patrick D. Daly, Spec. Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued (Matt J. Whitworth, Acting U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GRUENDER and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges, and LANGE, District Judge.


SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Reserving their right to appeal the district court's2 adverse ruling on their joint motion to suppress evidence, Mark Salamasina and Joanina Lata conditionally pled guilty to charges of cocaine possession and distribution, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), 846, 856(a)(1), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. In this appeal, Salamasina and Lata challenge the denial of their motion to suppress. We...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases