United States DC Circuit

Defendant's firearm possession conviction is affirmed where defendant-s voluntary statement that he was publicly drinking in violation of local law tipped the balance from providing a mere hunch to articulable suspicion of possible ongoing criminal wrongdoing, giving an officer reasonable suspicion to search him.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2009
• Published 10/23/2009

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS, TATEL and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dennis M. Hart, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leslie A. Gerardo, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III and Chrisellen R. Kolb, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.