Opinion ID: 63259
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Second Motion to Suppress

Text: After the district court granted Zavala's first motion to suppress the one kilogram of cocaine and the $27,000, Zavala filed a second motion to suppress three cell phones confiscated from Zavala on July 16, 2004. The Government argued that the cell phones were admissible because they were recovered at the time of the first vehicle search, which the district court had previously held was constitutional. The district court did not conduct a hearing on this second motion to suppress, but instead carried the motion until the trial. At a pre-trial conference regarding the second motion to suppress, the Government stated that it would not seek to introduce the physical cell phones, including the cell phone associated with the 6323 number. Zavala stated that his motion would be moot if the Government did not introduce the physical phones or the fact that Zavala possessed those phones. At trial, the Government did not seek to admit the physical cell phones into evidence. However, the Government argued that Moreman should be able to testify regarding his search of one cell phone and his observation of the 6323 number. The Government stated that it was critical to our case to show that he had a phone on him showing contact with some of the individuals and not other of the individuals. Zavala objected to the introduction of this evidence. After concluding that Zavala's first consent to search his vehicle extended to a search of his cell phone, the district court ruled that Moreman's testimony regarding the 6323 number was admissible.