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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. WILLIAM DALE WOODEN

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Dec 19, 2019

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1:

ON BRIEF: Michael B. Menefee, MENEFEE & BROWN, P.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Luke A. McLaurin, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Judge(s): GILMAN, KETHLEDGE, and READLER, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville

CHAD A. READLER, Circuit Judge. While at home on a cold November morning, William Wooden heard a knock at the door. Upon opening it, Wooden was greeted by a man asking to speak with Wooden’s wife. Wooden went to get her. And he allowed the man to enter the home, to stay warm while waiting for Wooden to return.

Wooden was later convicted and sentenced on a felon-in-possession charge. On appeal, Wooden asserts two challenges to that result. With respect to his conviction, Wooden contends that the officer’s presence in his home violated the Fourth Amendment, meaning that much of the evidence used against him should have been suppressed. And as to his sentence, Wooden challenges the fifteen-year term of imprisonment imposed by application of the Armed Career Criminal Act. Finding no error in the district court’s Fourth Amendment or sentencing analyses, we AFFIRM the decision below.

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