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U.S. v. GRIFFITH

No. 07-1734.

533 F.3d 979 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice Kendell GRIFFITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Ryan O'Toole, Inglish & Monaco, P.C., Jefferson City, MO, argued, for appellant.

Jim Y. Lynn, Asst. U.S. Atty, Jefferson City, MO, argued (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BYE, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Maurice Kendall Griffith appeals the district court's1 denial of his motion to suppress a firearm seized during the search of a vehicle in which he was a passenger, and statements he made to police identifying himself and acknowledging ownership of the firearm. We affirm.

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On September 1, 2005, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Columbia Missouri police observed Griffith and Vickie Holmes-Belcher sitting...

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