United States v. Mesa Rith

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Mesa Rith guilty of unlawful possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). Rith challenges his conviction on the following grounds: (1) he revoked the consent his parents had given to search the house and, even if valid, their consent did not extend to his bedroom; (2) all incriminating statements should have been suppressed because they were involuntary, he was in custody for pur poses of .Miranda, and some statements constituted “fruit of the poisonous tree”; (3) his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation was violated…