PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Shortly after he received a 10-year federal sentence on a felon in possession charge, state authorities mistakenly released federal prisoner Dan Ward, who exploited the situation by absconding. This case presents the question of whether Ward enjoyed a Fourth Amendment right to privacy that was violated by a warrantless search of his motel room.
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Federal marshals learned that Ward had contacted his mother after...
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