United States v. Dalton

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

In 2017, Michael Dalton was convicted by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(e). Dalton challenges his conviction on several evidentiary grounds. We agree with only one of Dalton's arguments-that the district court should have excluded the evidence the government obtained during the second search of Dalton's residence that occurred in this case, which we conclude was unlawful. The police conducted the second search of Dalton's residence pursuant to a warrant that permitted the officers to search for firearms…