United States Third Circuit

Denial of a suppression motion in a prosecution for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm is reversed and his conviction vacated where defendant was seized before an aborted escape attempt, and each of the factors argued to support reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk him was insufficient under Terry.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/17/2006
• Decided 05/22/2006
• Published 05/22/2006

Judges

• Before BARRY, AMBRO and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas F. Burke, (Argued), Law Office of William J. Brennan, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patrick L. Meehan, United States Attorney, Robert A. Zauzmer, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief of Appeals, John N. Joseph, Assistant United States Attorney, Karen L. Grigsby, (Argued), Office of United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.