Opinion ID: 161139
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: standard of review

Text: The Court reviews the denial of a motion to suppress in the light most favorable to the prevailing party below (i.e. the government). See United States v. Pena, 143 F.3d 8 1363, 1368 (10th Cir. 1998). The Court must accept the trial court's factual findings unless they are clearly erroneous. See United States v. Vazquez-Pulido, 155 F.3d 1213, 1216 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 978 (1998). Whether or not law enforcement had probable cause to arrest a defendant is a legal issue subject to de novo review. See United States v. Springfield, 196 F.3d 1180, 1182 (10th Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 529 U.S. 1029, 120 S.Ct. 1444, 146 L.Ed.2d 331 (2000).