U.S. v. COTTER

No. 12-2264.

701 F.3d 544 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jeremiah D. COTTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita L. Burns , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Raymond C. Conrad, Jr. , Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.

D. Michael Green , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued ( David M. Ketchmark , Acting U.S. Atty., Philip M. Koppe , Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SMITH, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Jeremiah Cotter was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm based on evidence police officers obtained following a pat-down search outside a home in Independence, Missouri. On appeal, Cotter argues the district court1 erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence and statements obtained as a result of the search because the officers did...

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