United States Sixth Circuit

A conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress where, given both an officer's reasonable and articulable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot, and the limited scope of the stop, the district court correctly held that the officers did not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/08/2008
• Published 04/08/2008

Judges

• Before SILER, CLAY, and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Edward G. Bryan, Federal Public Defender's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Thomas M. Bauer, Assistant United States Attorney, Akron, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Edward G. Bryan, Federal Public Defender's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Thomas M. Bauer, Assistant United States Attorney, Akron, Ohio, for Appellee.