United States v. Lawrence Ezekiel Reid, United States of America v. Wayne Blake

Opinion by Judge PREGERSON; Dissent by Judge WARDLAW.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Each of Lawrence Ezekial Reid and Wayne Blake (“Appellants”) appeals his conviction for being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5) and 924(a)(2). Appellants contend, inter alia, that the government’s warrantless search of their apartment violated the Fourth Amendment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we reverse.

BACKGROUND

The events in this case occurred as a result of the U.S. Marshals’s efforts to locate Aldrick Lloyd Edwards, an individual who was…