UNITED STATES v. HARRIS

No. 79-5139.

611 F.2d 170 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Craigen DeWayne HARRIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal D. Hardin, U. S. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., Andrew S. Gordon, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Raymon Sauer, A. J. Archibald, Memphis, Tenn., for defendant-appellee.

Before MERRITT, BROWN and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


BAILEY BROWN, Circuit Judge.

The defendant was indicted for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1). Prior to trial, the district court granted a motion to suppress certain statements made by the defendant before his arrest and the weapon seized on the basis of those statements. The government has appealed that decision. We believe that the suppression of this evidence was erroneous. Accordingly, we reverse.

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