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Warrantless Search of Motel Room of Parolee Was Justified—Court
By a MetNews Staff Writer
A parolee’s assent to a warrantless search of his “residence” justified a search of his motel room, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held Friday, where it was evident that he had moved out of the residence he had reported and his sister had divulged weeks earlier that we was living at a particular Motel 6.
A three-judge panel’s memorandum opinion affirms the denial by District Court Judge John F. Walter of the Central District of California of a motion by Ernest Verdugo to suppress the evidence found in the motel room.
“[B]ecause the officers had reliable information upon which to believe Verdugo no longer lived at the [reported] residence, his sister’s statement was still relevant weeks later when GPS tracking revealed Verdugo was located at the same Motel 6,” the opinion says.
The case is United States v. Verdugo, 19-50255.
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