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Fed eral in m at es Tira n Cas te el an d Dev an Cas te el ap pe al t h e di st ric t co ur t’s 1 de ni al of th ei r m ot io n un de r Fed eral Ru le of Cri m in al Pro ced ur e 41 (g ) fo r ret ur n of th e p ro pe rty sei zed du rin g t he ir a rres t an d a su bs eq ue nt sea rch

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U p o n r e vi ewin g th e di st ric t co ur t’s le ga l co nc lu si on s de no vo an d fact ua l fin di ng s fo r cl e a r e r ro r, se e Ja cks on v. Uni te d St at es , 52 6 F.3 d 39 4, 39 6 (8 th Ci r. 20 08 ), an d aft er care fu l c o n s i d erat io n of th e pa rti es ’ arg um en ts on ap pe al , we

co nc lu de th at th e di st ric t co ur t pr op erl y de ni ed th e Ru le 41 (g ) m ot io n. As to Tira n’s
req ue st fo r nu m ero us co ll ect ib le co in s, whi ch were de te rm in ed to be st ol en pr op ert y ,
we ag ree wit h th e di st ric t co ur t th at Tira n di d no t est ab li sh hi s lawfu l en ti tl em en t to

an y of th e co in s. Se e Ja cks on , 52 6 F.3 d at 39 6

. As to Tira n’s req ue st fo r a st art er pi st ol , we ag ree th at , as a fel on , he co ul d no t po ss es s th e st art er pi st ol be cau se it fel l wit hi n th e st at ut or y de fin it io n of a fir earm

. Se e 18 U.S.C. § 92 1( a)(3 ). As to Dev an ’s
req ue st fo r ei gh t fir earm s se iz ed du rin g th e se arch , we ag ree th at , as a fel on , he co ul d

no t po ss es s t h e f

i r e a r ms , an d we no te th at he di d no t pr ov id e th e di st ric t co ur t an y

as su ran ce th at tra ns ferr in g th e fir earm s to hi s m ot he r wou l d p r e v e nt hi m fro m

ex erci si ng co nt ro l o ve r th em

. Se e 18 U.S.C. § 92 2( g) ; Hen de rs on v. Uni te d S ta te s , 13 5 S. Ct

. 17 80 , 17 86 (2 01 5)

. Fi na ll y , as to Dev an ’s req ue st fo r $6 00 cas h us ed by Tira n to p u rch as e weap on s fro m an un de rco ve r of fic er, we ag ree wit h th e di st ric t

co ur t th at Dev an was no t th e so ur ce of th e cas h, an d we no te t h at a fin di ng to th e

co nt rary wou ld be in co ns is te nt wit h an earl ie r de ci si on by th is co ur t

. S e e Uni te d St at es v. Hub er , 46 2 F.3 d 94 5, 95 3 (8 th Ci r. 20 06 ); se e al so Ja cks on , 52 6 F.3 d at 39 6.

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