Opinion by Judge CONNELLY.
Defendant, Jose Reyes Chavez, was convicted after a jury trial of possessing a dangerous weapon (a sawed-off shotgun) and was sentenced to probation. His appeal raises Fourth Amendment challenges to police officers' entry of his home, which led to their ultimate discovery of the shotgun. We affirm.
I. Background
Defendant and a woman lived with the woman's two children. One night, around 9:30 p.m., the woman's daughter...
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