United States DC Circuit

Conviction and sentence based on guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over claim that the unzipping of his jacket as part of a Terry stop was an unreasonable search.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/11/2007
• Decided 04/06/2007
• Published 04/06/2007

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Chief Judge, GINSBURG,HENDERSON, RANDOLPH, ROGERS, TATEL, GARLAND, BROWN, GRIFFITH, and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sandra G. Roland, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs were A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, and Sharon R. Rice, Assistant Federal Public Defender., Blair G. Brown, Jonathan E. Nuechterlein, and Sambhav N. Sankar were on the brief for amicus curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Florence Y. Pan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III, Assistant U.S. Attorney.