United States First Circuit

In a prosecution for unlawfully possessing a firearm following a felony conviction, the conviction and sentence are affirmed, where: 1) the traffic stop that ultimately resulted in finding the firearm was supported by reasonable suspicion of unlawful conduct, prior to the stop and throughout the ensuing investigation; 2) the search warrant was supported by probable cause; 3) the warrant did not fail to describe the things to be seized with sufficient particularity; and 4) kidnapping under New Mexico’s statute is a crime of violence under the federal sentencing guidelines, so the district court correctly set the defendant's base offense level.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2012
• Published 05/23/2012

Judges

• Souter

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Hilary Billings, Renee M. Bunker