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No. 10-5159
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham.
Malcolm J. Howard,
Senior District Judge. (1:08-cr-00493-MJH-1)
Submitted:
May 2, 2011
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Alison Levon Boyd entered a conditional guilty plea to
possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18
U.S.C. 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2) (2006), reserving the right to
challenge the district courts denial of his motion to suppress
the firearm seized during the search of his car.
Boyd claims he
did not give his consent to search the car and even if he did,
his consent was not voluntary. *
On
suppression
appeal
motion,
from
factual
We affirm.
district
findings
courts
are
denial
reviewed
of
for
clear
See United
Although
Consent to
Whether a
defendants
consent
to
search
is
voluntary
is
factual
the
Government
hearing
to
has
prove
the
that
initial
consent
burden
was
at
freely
and
most
favorable
to
the
Government.
United
regard
to
credibility
the
of
the
witnesses
courts
and
opportunity
does
not
v.
to
review
judge
the
credibility
determinations.
Cir. 1995).
district
States
Government,
we
conclude
that
the
district
court
did
not
district
courts
finding
that
Boyd
gave
his
Likewise, there
with
oral
argument
because
the
facts
and
We
legal