U.S. v. RUMLEY

No. 08-5269.

588 F.3d 202 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clinton Lee RUMLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Allegra Mathilde Catha Black, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Jean Barrett Hudson, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Larry W. Shelton, Federal Public Defender, Christine Madeleine Lee, Research and Writing Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. Julia C. Dudley, United States Attorney, R. Andrew Bassford, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge TRENGA joined.


OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

A jury found Clinton Lee Rumley guilty of possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e) (2006). On appeal, Rumley challenges the court's denial of his motion to suppress a firearm the police seized from his vehicle during a traffic stop. We affirm.

I.

On December 12, 2007, Deputy Michael Wagner initiated a traffic stop of a Chevrolet pickup truck owned and...

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