U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 19-2129.

970 F.3d 809 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sevon E. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian L. Reitz , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, Lauren Wheatley , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Evansville, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Peter W. Henderson , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, Thomas W. Patton , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, Bob Wood , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Wood, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.


Sevon Thomas found himself charged with possessing a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime after he agreed to sell methamphetamine to a government cooperator. Once Thomas drove to the prearranged delivery time and place, the police arrested him and searched his car. When police opened the glove compartment,...

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