Opinion ID: 746455
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Suppression of Seized Evidence

Text: 233 Frost asserts that all of the evidence seized by the federal agents who searched the offices of FWG pursuant to a search warrant must be suppressed. He argues that probable cause did not support the warrant, that the warrant was overly broad, and that the agents flagrantly disregarded the scope of the warrant when conducting the search. Frost relies mainly upon his pleadings filed below, and the government relies exclusively upon the order and memorandum of the District Court refusing to suppress all evidence, but reserving until trial the issue of whether particular documents sought to be introduced should be suppressed. 234 Having reviewed the pleadings and exhibits filed by Frost, including the search warrant and its supporting affidavit, as well as the rulings of the District Court, we find no error. Frost relies primarily upon United States v. Medlin, 842 F.2d 1194, 1199 (10th Cir.1988), in which the Tenth Circuit suppressed all seized evidence when an officer acted in flagrant disregard of the terms of the search warrant. The agent in Medlin, however, seized 667 items other than firearms, even though the warrant authorized the seizure of firearms only. See id. at 1195-96. In this case, the agents did not flagrantly exceed the scope of the warrant, which appropriately authorized the extensive seizure of paper and computer documents in this complicated mail fraud case. See United States v. Henson, 848 F.2d 1374, 1383-84 (6th Cir.1988).