Legal Opinion
United States v. Cos
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2007No. 06-2187PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
A federal grand jury indicted Jose Antonio Cos on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). In response, Mr. Cos filed a motion to suppress the primary evidence in the case, a gun found in the bedroom of his apartment during a June 29, 2005 search by Albuquerque police officers. Mr. Cos contended that Feather Ricker, a nineteen-year-old friend, whom he had left in his apartment with three young children, lacked actual or apparent authority to consent to the search. The district court agreed, granting Mr.…
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