U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 07-1237.

512 F.3d 383 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terrill T. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 7, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda L. Mullen (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Terrill T. Thomas, Leavenworth, KS, pro se.

Richard H. Parsons, Andrew J. McGowan (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Terrill Thomas was under investigation by the Peoria police in late 2005 for dealing heroin; on December 28, 2005, they pulled over a van in which Thomas was a passenger. After a struggle, Thomas was placed under arrest. A search of Thomas produced an aluminum foil packet, currency, and a handgun. A golf ball-sized ball of crack cocaine and heroin was found between Thomas's buttocks.

Thomas was charged in a four-count...

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