United States v. Bertha Calvillo-Nieves

Appellant Berta Alicia Calvillo-Nieves appeals the district court’s order denying her motion to suppress. Because the warrant authorizing police to search CalvilloNieves’ home describes the premises to be searched with sufficient particularity, we affirm.

We review a district court’s denial of a motion to suppress de novo, and the factual findings underlying the denial for clear error. United States v. Brobst, 558 F.3d 982, 991 (9th Cir.2009). We review a district court’s determination regarding the specificity of a warrant de novo. Id

The Fourth Amendment requires that a search warrant particularly describe the place to be searched. U.S. Const, amend. IV. A warrant that contains the wrong address for the premises to be searched nonetheless satisfies the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement when “ ‘no nearby house met the warrant’s detailed description; the address in the warrant was reasonable for the location intended; the house had been under surveillance before the warrant was sought; the warrant was executed by an officer who had participated in applying for the warrant and who personally knew which premises were intended to be searched; and the premises that were…