United States v. Phillip, No. 11-3014 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant entered a conditional plea to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On appeal, defendant argued that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence. The court affirmed, holding that, because the officer's mistaken belief that defendant was another individual was objectively reasonable, the stop did not violate the Fourth Amendment. Accordingly, the evidence in the course of the investigative stop was not the fruit of a constitutional violation.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. Officer's mistaken belief that defendant was another man who was wanted as an armed fugitive was objectively reasonable, and the officer's action in stopping defendant did not violate the Fourth Amendment; evidence seized during the stop was admissible.
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