United States v. Elizabeth Castillo, AKA Jane Doe, Sindy Liliana Coloma Franco

28 F.3d 108 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth CASTILLO, aka Jane Doe, Sindy Liliana Coloma Franco, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50557. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 8, 1994. * Decided June 13, 1994. Before: FARRIS, O'SCANNLAIN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Sindy L. Coloma, aka Elizabeth Castillo and Jane Doe, appeals the district court's partial denial of her motion to suppress evidence following her conviction for making false statements on a passport application. We affirm. 3 Coloma contends that the district court erred when it declined to suppress evidence obtained from a government investigation as the fruit of an illegal interrogation. She specifically argues that the district court erred when it applied the independent source exception to the exclusionary rule. The independent source doctrine permits the admission of evidence that is found by legal…