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U.S. v. SAWYER

No. 99-3687.

224 F.3d 675 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cordell G. SAWYER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 18, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Edward Leggans (argued), W. Charles Grace, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Div., Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Paul M. Storment, Jr. (argued), Belleville, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Cordell G. Sawyer, who stands charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, successfully argued to the district court that bullets found on his person when he was arrested (which match the bullets in the gun he is alleged to have possessed) should be suppressed as the product of an illegal search. The government takes the opposite view and has filed this interlocutory appeal challenging the district court's ruling. Because we conclude...

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