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U.S. v. HAMPTON

No. 09-4455.

628 F.3d 654 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael J. HAMPTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 16, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Raymond John Rigat , Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Robert Frank Daley, Jr. , Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kevin F. McDonald , Acting United States Attorney, Stacey D. Haynes , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DAVIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge WYNN joined.

OPINION

DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

A federal grand jury indicted Michael Hampton on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The charge arose from the seizure of a pistol from Hampton's pants pocket by law enforcement officers who effected a traffic stop of a vehicle in which Hampton had been a back seat passenger. Hampton moved to suppress the firearm and, after a suppression...

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