United States v. Meada

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

John Meada was arrested and indicted on weapons possession charges after police discovered firearms and ammunition in his home during a warrantless search. Before trial, Meada moved to suppress all of the evidence that police had discovered in his apartment. After several evidentiary hearings, the trial court granted Meada’s motion with regard to grenades found in an ammunition can but ruled that other firearms and ammunition were admissible because they were either in a location Meada’s girlfriend consented to be searched or were in a container in plain sight that…