United States v. Master Michael Ramsey

376 F. App'x 968

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: April 28, 2010
• Docket: 09-13876
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Master Michael Ramsey appeals his convictions for felony murder, 18 U.S.C. § 1111, kidnapping, id. § 1201, murder with a firearm during a crime of -violence, id. § § 924(c)(1), (j), robbery, id. § 2111, theft of a motor vehicle, id. § 2119, and conspiracy to commit robbery, id. §§ 2111, 371. Ramsey argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence seized from his vehicle. We affirm.

Ramsey argues that the search of his vehicle was invalid under state law and rendered the search unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment, but this argument fails. The failure of law enforcement officers to comply with the demands of state law regarding the search and seizure of property does not affect the admissibility of evidence in federal court. United States v. Gilbert, 942 F.2d 1537, 1541 (11th Cir.1991). Evidence is admissible so long as it was not “obtained by state officers during a search which, if conducted by federal officers, would have violated the defendant’s immunity from unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment,” Elkins v. United States, 364 U.S. 206, 223-24, 80 S.Ct. 1437, 1447, 4 L.Ed.2d 1669 (1960), and Ramsey does not argue that the search or seizure otherwise violated the Fourth Amendment. The district court did not err by admitting at trial the evidence seized from Ramsey’s vehicle.

Ramsey’s convictions are AFFIRMED.