UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON

No. 00-1139.

219 F.3d 790 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Tavares M. JOHNSON, also known as Terry Johnson, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie A. Frank, Omaha, NE, argued for appellant.

Michael P. Norris, AUSA, Omaha, NE, argued (Robert C. Sigler, AUSA, on the brief), for appellee.

Before: McMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

The Omaha, Nebraska, police were called to Tavares Johnson's residence to investigate a shooting. Upon arriving at the residence, officers found multiple gunshot victims, including Johnson, who is a paraplegic. Officers were told by a survivor of the shooting that gunmen had forced their way into the residence to "jack us"1 for money. In the residence, officers observed two large rocks of a suspected controlled substance...

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