United States v. Thomas

WOOD, Chief Judge.

William Thomas pleaded guilty to all charges of a three-count indictment: being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); possession of heroin with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). He reserved the right, however, to appeal the district court’s refusal to suppress the gun and heroin that prompted his indictment. See Fed. R. Crim. P. 11(a)(2). He has now done so. He relies principally on Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963),…