United States v. Vinton

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

William Vinton pleaded guilty to two firearms offenses. The district court 1 sentenced him within the advisory range to a term of 84 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Vinton challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence and the sentence imposed. We affirm.

I

On December 18, 2007, police in St. Louis County, Missouri, received a report that two men had burglarized a local home and stolen a gun safe with four firearms inside. A witness at the crime scene identified David Lee as one of the perpetrators. The police quickly learned that Lee had been…