United States v. Larry Duane Conner, United States of America v. John Charles Tilton

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the district court’s suppression of evidence obtained after police demanded entry into a motel room rented by appellants. We affirm.

I

On February 22,1996, a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Iowa returned separate two-count indictments against Larry Duane Conner and John Charles Tilton charging each with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and with possession of a stolen firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(j). Both defendants moved to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant authorizing the…