United States Second Circuit

Conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon following guilty plea, and denial of motion to suppress assault rifle found in defendant's possession, are affirmed where the police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant and subsequent events justified the seizure.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/07/2006
• Published 09/08/2006

Judges

• MINER, Circuit Judge., Before:  MINER and WESLEY, Circuit Judges, and SWAIN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Power Maigret, Assistant United States Attorney (Stephan J. Baczynski, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Kathleen M. Mehltretter, Acting United States Attorney, Western District of New York, of counsel), Buffalo, New York, for Appellee., Kimberly A. Schechter, Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defender's Office, Western District of New York (MaryBeth Covert, of counsel), Buffalo, New York, for Defendant-Appellant.