United States Sixth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for firearms-related offenses, arising from police officers' warrantless entry into a house pursuant to a 911 call and their discovery of firearms and ammunition near or on the sleeping defendant, is affirmed over claims of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress and application of a four level sentencing increase.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2006
• Published 08/30/2006

Judges

• Before:  GILMAN and SUTTON, Circuit Judges;  WISEMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jonathan M. Epstein, Federal Public Defenders Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Matthew J. Schneider, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Jonathan Epstein, Loren Gross, Federal Defender Office, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Matthew J. Schneider, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.