United States v. Betts
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
The United States appeals the district court’s decision granting Jerome Betts’ motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.
We review de novo the district court’s holding on the motion to suppress, but we review for clear error the district court’s underlying factual decisions. United States v. Gonzalez, Inc., 412 F.3d 1102, 1110 (9th Cir. 2005).
The factual basis for the district court’s decision is that Sergeant Nelson recklessly omitted key facts from the search warrant affidavit. Such an omission would render the warrant invalid. United States v. Martinez-Garcia, 397 F.3d 1205, 1214 (9th Cir. 2005); United States v. Meling, 47 F.3d 1546, 1553 (9th Cir. 1995); United States v. Stanert, 762 F.2d 775, 781 (9th Cir. 1985). If the affiant recklessly omits information, however, the resulting warrant is void only if the omission is material. See, e.g., Stanert, 762 F.2d at 782. In other words, the defendant must show that the affidavit “supplemented by the omissions would not be sufficient to support a finding of probable cause.” Id.
There is sufficient evidentiary support for the district court’s finding that Ser
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- United States v. Roger Dale BETTS
- Status
- Published