United States Sixth Circuit

In a prosecution for possession of a firearm with a removed serial number, denial of defendant's motion to suppress is reversed where the police did not have reasonable suspicion to believe that criminal activity was occurring, and thus, the stop of defendant's vehicle violated the Fourth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/24/2009
• Published 07/24/2009

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  PHILLIPS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Jonathan P. Witmer-Rich, Federal Public Defender's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Robert F. Corts, Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Jonathan P. Witmer-Rich, Federal Public Defender's Office, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.   Robert F. Corts, Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.