U.S. v. WIMBUSH

No. 01-3520.

337 F.3d 947 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Quincy WIMBUSH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Olson (argued), Paul G. Casey, Office of the U.S. Atty., Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Rene Hernandez (argued), Rockford, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and WOOD, Jr., and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

In May 2000 a police officer in Rockford, Illinois, pulled over the sport utility vehicle driven by convicted felon Quincy Wimbush, suspecting that Wimbush may have been involved in a shooting. While questioning Wimbush, the officer smelled marijuana and noticed an open container of alcohol in the console. A search of the vehicle produced a weapon. A federal grand jury later returned a one-count indictment accusing Wimbush of possession of a firearm...

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