U.S. v. RITH

No. 97-4138.

164 F.3d 1323 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mesa RITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

January 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Ronald Jorgensen, Sandy, UT, for Appellant.

Leshia M. Lee-Dixon, Assistant United States Attorney (David J. Schwendiman, United States Attorney, with her on the brief), United States Attorney's Office, Salt Lake City, UT, for Appellee.

Before BRORBY, McKAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Mesa Rith guilty of unlawful possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). Rith challenges his conviction on the following grounds: (1) he revoked the consent his parents had given to search the house and, even if valid, their consent did not extend to his bedroom; (2) all incriminating statements should have been suppressed because they were involuntary, he was in custody for purposes...

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