UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

No. 04-3068.

429 F.3d 282 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Anthony THOMAS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. Michelle M. Peterson, Assistant Federal Public Defender, entered an appearance.

John P. Gidez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III, and George P. Eliopoulos, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge.

Anthony Thomas challenges his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, arguing the district court erred in failing to suppress guns and ammunition found during a "protective sweep" of his apartment. See Maryland v. Buie, 494 U.S. 325, 110 S.Ct. 1093, 108 L.Ed.2d 276 (1990). In the alternative he challenges the mandatory...

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