United States v. Charles Richard Tedford

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Charles Richard Tedford, a former police officer with the Texas Capitol Police Department, was convicted on two counts of possessing an unregistered firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). He appeals the trial court’s refusal to suppress firearms seized during a search of a rented storage unit. Tedford alleges that the search was tainted by a prior nighttime search of his residence pursuant to a warrant issued without probable cause and without specific authorization to search at night as required by Fed.R.Crim.P. 41(c). He further denies that his…