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United States Tenth Circuit


US v. Copening, 06-5232

A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress challenging an investigatory stop of a truck in which defendant was a passenger and his detention, which were conducted following a series of calls to 911 from an anonymous tipster.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 10/31/2007
  • Published 11/01/2007

Judges

  • BALDOCK, Circuit Judge., Before LUCERO, BALDOCK, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

  • United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  • Robert A. Ridenour, Assistant Federal Public Defender (John V. Butcher, Federal Public Defender, and Barry L. Derryberry, Research & Writing Specialist, Office of the Federal Public Defender, with him on the brief), Tulsa, OK., Leena Alam, Assistant United States Attorney (David E. O'Meilia, United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Tulsa, OK.

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