U.S. v. Peace

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. WALLACE PEACE, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, W.D. New York

Date published: Jan 21, 2011

08-CR-186 (W.D.N.Y. Jan. 21, 2011)

Opinion

08-CR-186.

January 21, 2011

ORDER

RICHARD ARCARA, District Judge

This case was referred to Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On September 2, 2009, defendant filed a motion to suppress statements and other non-discovery relief. On August 5, 2010, Magistrate Judge Scott filed a Report and Recommendation, recommending that defendant's motion to suppress statements made prior to Miranda warnings being given be granted, but that his motion to suppress oral and written statements made after Miranda warnings were given be denied.

Defendant filed objections to the Report and Recommendation on September 8, 2010, and the government filed a response thereto. Oral argument on the objections was held on December 21, 2010.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court must make a de novo determination of those portions of the Report and Recommendation to which objections have been made. Upon a de novo review of the Report and Recommendation, and after reviewing the submissions and hearing argument from the parties, the Court adopts the proposed findings of the Report and Recommendation.

Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in Magistrate Judge Scott's Report and Recommendation, defendant's motion to suppress statements made pre-Miranda is granted, but suppression of oral and written statements made after Miranda warnings were given is denied.

The parties shall appear in Court on January 24, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. for a status conference.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 21, 2011