U.S. v. SHOALS

No. 06-3335.

478 F.3d 850 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Charles Edward SHOALS, IV, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 9, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lovita Morris King, Office of the United States Attorney, Fort Wayne, IN, David E. Hollar (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas N. O'Malley (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

James Shoals, a felon, was charged with possessing a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Shoals moved to suppress the gun, shotgun shells, and inculpatory statements he made to police, arguing that he was detained without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. The district court found probable cause lacking, but concluded that the police had reasonable suspicion and therefore their encounter with Shoals was a legitimate stop under Terry v. Ohio,<...

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