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United Statesv.Day

CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Docket No.24-13312
DecidedDecember 23, 2025
Reporter2025 U.S. App. LEXIS
JudgesEleventh Circuit panel; see published opinion.
Tags
CriminalFourth AmendmentTraffic StopReasonable SuspicionVehicle SearchMethamphetamineSuppression
Case Summary

Erika Day was caught with methamphetamine and a handgun after deputies stopped her car, and she later gave substantial assistance by wearing a wire, making a controlled purchase, and testifying against suppliers. The district court departed below the five-year minimum for both the drug and firearm counts even though the government moved under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) only as to the drug count. The Eleventh Circuit held that the motion authorized a departure from one minimum, not the other, and vacated the sentence for resentencing.

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