United States Ninth Circuit

A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded for an evidentiary hearing pursuant to defendant's claim of erroneous denial of his motion to suppress where it was not clear whether officers coerced defendant and an individual into believing that they had no right to withdraw their consent to a vehicle search.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/06/2006
• Decided 07/21/2006
• Published 07/21/2006

Judges

• GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:, Before: GOODWIN, B. FLETCHER, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jason Carr, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the defendant-appellant., Brian Quarles, Assistant United States Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for the plaintiff-appellee.