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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-40985
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
PAUL HUTCHINS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 99-40985
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April 13, 2000
Before WIENER, DeMOSS and PARKER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Having entered a conditional guilty plea to unlawful
possession of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(o)(1), Paul Hutchins appeals the district court’s denial of
his motion to suppress evidence. Hutchins argues that his wife,
Kimberley Hutchins, lacked authority to authorize searches of
their home and of a storage facility rented in Paul Hutchins’
name. Based on the evidence presented at the suppression
hearing, we find no error in the district court’s determination
that Kimberley Hutchins had the authority to consent to both
*
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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
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searches. United States v. Tellez, 11 F. 3d 530, 532 (5th Cir.
1993).
AFFIRMED.