United States v. James Burrow

MEMORANDUM **

This case involves a search of James Burrow’s home by a bondsman, Kevin Ra-tigan, which resulted in Burrow’s arrest and, ultimately, conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Burrow moved to suppress the evidence supporting his conviction, arguing that Ratigan was acting as a government agent at the time of the search, that Ratigan’s search violated the Fourth Amendment, and that the warrant obtained based on Ratigan’s search was invalid. The District Court found that Burrow consented to the search and denied the motion to…