U.S. v. PULLIAM

No. 03-50550.

405 F.3d 782 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Darrell Dominique PULLIAM, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred A. Rowley, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Elizabeth A. Newman, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: WALLACE, THOMAS G. NELSON, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Following a lawful traffic stop of a car in which Defendant-Appellee Pulliam was a passenger, the police illegally detained him and the car's driver, and illegally searched the car. The search produced a gun, and Pulliam was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

The government appeals from the district court's order suppressing the gun. The district court had jurisdiction...

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