U.S. v. MITCHELL

No. 95-1378.

82 F.3d 146 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne B. MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Charles Ex (argued), Office of U.S. Atty., Crim. Appellate Div., Scott Charles Collins, Office of U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for U.S.

Sheldon Nagelberg (argued), Chicago, IL, for Wayne B. Mitchell.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

A traffic stop of Wayne Mitchell's van led to the discovery of a loaded .25 caliber Raven semi-automatic pistol in a box between the front seats. Mr. Mitchell's pretrial motions to quash his arrest and to suppress evidence and statements were denied. After a jury trial, he was convicted of knowingly possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and sentenced to 264 months of imprisonment and five years of...

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