United States v. Thomas ( 2001 )

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-11380
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
RAY ANTHONY THOMAS
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Northern District of Texas
(4:00-CR-104-1-Y)
September 24, 2001
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Thomas pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a
firearm, and now appeals the denial of his motion to suppress the
fruits of an inventory search of his vehicle. We review the
district court's factual findings for clear error, and its legal
conclusions de novo.1 Thomas’ allegations do not establish that the
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
1
United States v. Jacquinot, 258 F.3d 423, 427 (5th Cir.
2001).
officer’s inventory search was merely a ruse for a general
rummaging in order to discover incriminating evidence.2 AFFIRMED.
2
United States v. Bullock, 71 F.3d 171, 177 (5th Cir. 1995).