United States v. Gilmore, No. 14-1088 (10th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseResponding to a report of a "disoriented person" in a parking lot of a local stock show, officers located defendant-appellant Andre Gilmore. They briefly questioned him, conducted a pat-down search as part of taking him into protective custody. The search revealed a firearm in defendant's waistband. Defendant was then charged as a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of federal law. Defendant moved to suppress evidence of the firearm, arguing the search of his person was illegal. After a suppression hearing, the district court denied the motion. Defendant appealed. Finding no reversible error, the Tenth Circuit affirmed.
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