United States v. Luis Morales

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and 15 year sentence for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that the district court did not err in finding that an occupant of the house intelligently and voluntarily gave her consent to search the house and that she had authority to do so without defendant's consent. Therefore, the district court did not err by denying the motion to suppress. The court also held that the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant and the district court did not err by denying defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal. Finally, the court held that the application of the armed career criminal enhancement and the application of a sentencing enhancement under USSG 4B1.4 did not violate defendant's Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Defendant abandoned any challenge to the substantive reasonableness of his sentence. View "United States v. Luis Morales" on Justia Law