UNITED STATES v. EVANS

No. 77-5139.

574 F.2d 352 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth Eugene EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 14, 1978.

Rehearing Denied June 12, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Golden (Court-appointed), Southfield, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

James K. Robinson, U. S. Atty., Steven W. Rhodes, Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PECK and ENGEL, Circuit Judges, and DUNCAN, District Judge.


PECK, Circuit Judge.

On April 28, 1976, defendant-appellant Evans was found guilty by a jury of possession of a firearm after conviction for a felony. On appeal, he argues that a gun found in his apartment, along with a statement made by him to police officers, were illegally obtained and should have been excluded from the evidence.

The Detroit Police Department received a complaint from Evans on July 4, 1975, at about 6:15 p.m., that his taxicab and his wallet...

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