Opinion ID: 792024
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: standard of review

Text: 15 In considering the district court's suppression of evidence, we review the district court's conclusions of law de novo and its factual findings for clear error. United States v. Barry, 394 F.3d 1070, 1074 (8th Cir.2005). We will affirm the district court's order granting Va Lerie's motion to suppress `unless the decision is unsupported by substantial evidence, is based on an erroneous view of the applicable law, or in light of the entire record, we are left with a firm and definite conviction that a mistake has been made.' Id. (quoting United States v. Welerford, 356 F.3d 932, 935 (8th Cir.2004) (citation omitted)). Because a seizure decision involves a pure question of law, we review de novo the district court's holding that the removal of Va Lerie's luggage from the bus constituted a seizure in violation of the Fourth Amendment. See United States v. Smith, 260 F.3d 922, 924 (8th Cir.2001). We review for clear error the district court's factual finding that Va Lerie did not voluntarily consent to the search. Welerford, 356 F.3d at 935.