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UNITED STATES v. THOMPSON

No. 81-6031.

712 F.2d 1356 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Martin Lewis THOMPSON, a/k/a Guinn Martin Chitty, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Sheppard, Elizabeth A. White, Jacksonville, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

John E. Steele, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

Defendant Martin Thompson was convicted of possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sections 5861(d), 5871 (1976). His primary defense was that the evidence of his crime was the fruit of an unlawful detention. A magistrate, after conducting an evidentiary hearing, recommended that the district court grant Thompson's motion to suppress evidence. The district court rejected the magistrate's recommendation and denied the motion...

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