United States v. Pruitt

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BRANDON LAMAR PRUITT, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

Date published: Nov 16, 2017

Case No. 2:16-cr-285-APG-NJK (D. Nev. Nov. 16, 2017)

Opinion

Case No. 2:16-cr-285-APG-NJK

11-16-2017

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BRANDON LAMAR PRUITT, Defendant.

ANDREW P. GORDON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

ORDER ACCEPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT & RECOMMENDATION ON MOTION TO SUPPRESS

(ECF Nos. 36, 68)

Defendant Brandon Lamar Pruitt filed a motion to suppress statements he made prior to being given a Miranda warning and items seized from an apartment (including a firearm, drugs, and a journal). ECF No. 36. After conducting an evidentiary hearing, Magistrate Judge Koppe entered her Report & Recommendation recommending that the motion to suppress be denied. ECF No. 68. Mr. Pruitt filed an Objection to the Report & Recommendation (ECF No. 72) and the Government filed a Response (ECF No. 74). Pursuant to Local Rule IB 3-2(b), I have conducted a de novo review of the motion to suppress and related papers. Good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Koppe's Report & Recommendation (ECF No. 68) is accepted. Mr. Pruitt's motion to suppress (ECF No. 36) is denied.

DATED this 16^th day of November, 2017.

/s/_________

ANDREW P. GORDON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE