United States v. Gill, No. 10-3642 (6th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseHolmes, a confidential informant, telephoned a man he identified as Gill and arranged to buy cocaine at a specific location. Police were present with Holmes, but did not record the call. Holmes told officers that Gill would drive a green Acura. Officers set up surveillance and observed Gill arrive in a green Acura, exit the car, and join a group of people. Officers approached and identified themselves as police. Gill ran about 20 feet, dropping keys, then responded to the officers’ commands. Officers discovered a small quantity of marijuana in Gill’s waistband and arrested Gill. Officers found a loaded handgun under a child safety seat at the place on the stoop where Gill had stopped and lain down minutes earlier. After a drug dog alerted on the car, officers used the dropped keys to open the car and found five ounces of cocaine. Gill was convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2); for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(c); and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. 924(c)(1)(A). The Sixth Circuit affirmed, upholding denial of a motion to suppress.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.