Watson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 24-1865 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 1:22-cr-00149-

BLW-

v.

TYLER JAY WATSON,

OPINION

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho B. Lynn Winmill, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 22, 2025 Moscow, Idaho

Filed May 23, 2025

Before: Richard C. Tallman, N. Randy Smith, and Ryan D. Nelson, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Tallman SUMMARY *

Criminal Law

The panel affirmed the district court’s denial of Tyler Jay Watson’s motion to suppress incriminating statements he made to police officers and the fruits thereof in a case in which Watson entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Based on information received from a confidential informant, a police task force in Nampa, Idaho began investigating Watson for drug distribution. When law enforcement learned that Watson was on parole, they coordinated with Probation and Parole officers to conduct a compliance search of Watson’s vehicle and residence. After…