EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Fonua Kimoana ("Defendant") was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) as a felon in possession of a firearm. He now challenges the district court's refusal to suppress the firearm as evidence. We hold that the entry and resultant search were justified by consent given by "Nick," a third party with both actual and apparent authority. Alternatively, once the officers' initial entry into the room was justified by Nick's consent, the subsequent...
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