United States v. Latimer, No. 20-3862 (6th Cir. 2021)
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After serving several stints in prison, Latimer moved into his girlfriend’s Akron home. When Ohio parole officers knocked on the door, Latimer, apparently freshly awakened greeted the officers and allowed them to enter. The officers noticed a 9-millimeter pistol on a loveseat, just steps away. The officers detained Latimer and requested assistance to search the entire home. In Latimer’s bedroom, officers discovered large sums of cash, including a six-inch stack of dollar bills. Officers found three cell phones, dialed Latimer’s known phone number, causing one of the phones to ring. The phone contained text messages referencing Latimer’s “strap,” an indication that Latimer owned and was using a firearm. Information extracted from the phones suggested that all three belonged to Latimer and revealed that Latimer was selling powder cocaine out of the home. In an adjacent bedroom, officers found two additional firearms. In the kitchen, officers discovered numerous baggies of cocaine and a digital scale, a picture of which was saved on one of the seized phones, and more cash.
Latimer was convicted under 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and for being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g). The district court sentenced Latimer to 175 months plus 24 months’ imprisonment, to be served consecutively, for supervised-release violations. The Sixth Circuit affirmed, rejecting an argument that the government failed to show that Latimer possessed the contraband found at his residence.
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