Legal Opinion
United States v. Thomas De Leon
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 17, 1999No. 98-40509PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In 1995, agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (“ATF”) began investigating possible violations of firearms laws by Thomas De Leon (“De Leon”). This investigation was based upon information received that De Leon, a convicted felon, had been seen with an assault rifle and was a member of a street gang. After De Leon was identified as the driver in a drive by shooting, the ATF obtained a search warrant of Lisa Cordova’s home, De Leon’s girlfriend. The agents found hidden in a dresser in the home several…
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