United States v. Walker, Jr., No. 14-1752 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant conditionally plead guilty and subsequently appealed the denial of a motion to suppress a firearm found in the pouch of a vehicle where defendant was a passenger. The police were responding to a reported drive-by shooting when they stopped the car near the scene. The court concluded that the district court did not err in denying the motion to suppress where the officer had reasonable suspicion to stop the car and investigate its occupants. Further, the district court did not err in imposing a four-level enhancement for the use of the firearm in connection with another offense under U.S.S.G. 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. The police had reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop of defendant's vehicle; no error in imposing a four-level enhancement under Guidelines Sec. 2K2.1(b)(6)(B)for use of the handgun in question in another felony offense. [ November 12, 2014
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