United States Tenth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over a Booker claim, and a claim of erroneous denial of a suppression motion where officers had reasonable grounds to believe there was an immediate need to investigate concerns for the life or safety of another and reasonably effected a search of defendant's home.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/22/2006
• Published 06/22/2006

Judges

• O'BRIEN, Circuit Judge., Before SEYMOUR, BALDOCK and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Terri J. Abernathy, Assistant United States Attorney (David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney, and Damon P. Martinez, Assistant United States Attorney, with her on the briefs), Las Cruces, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Dennis J. Candelaria, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Stephen P. McCue, Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Las Cruces, NM, for Defendant-Appellant.