Opinion ID: 223162
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Heading Rank: 11

Heading: Motion to Suppress: Validity of Warrants

Text: Mr. Cooper argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the warrants were issued without probable cause. Additionally, he argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress because the warrants were insufficiently particular. [9] Lastly, Mr. Cooper argues that the district court should have held an evidentiary hearing under Franks v. Delaware . When reviewing the denial of a motion to suppress based on alleged Fourth Amendment violations, this court consider[s] the totality of the circumstances and view[s] the evidence in a light most favorable to the government. We accept the district court's factual findings unless those findings are clearly erroneous. The credibility of witnesses, the weight to be given evidence, and the reasonable inferences drawn from the evidence fall within the province of the district court. Keeping in mind that the burden is on the defendant to prove that the challenged search was illegal under the Fourth Amendment, the ultimate determination of reasonableness under the Fourth Amendment is a question of law reviewable de novo. United States v. Higgins, 282 F.3d 1261, 1269 (10th Cir.2002) (quoting United States v. Gordon, 168 F.3d 1222, 1225 (10th Cir.1999)) (internal quotation marks omitted). We conclude that the search warrants complied with the dictates of the Fourth Amendment, and we therefore hold that the district court did not err in denying Mr. Cooper's motion to suppress. We also hold that Mr. Cooper was not entitled to an evidentiary hearing under Franks. [10]