U.S. v. STOKES

Docket No. 12-2843-cr.

733 F.3d 438 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Vaughn STOKES, also known as Qua, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: August 20, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry D. Leiwant , Federal Defenders of New York, Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Vaughn Stokes.

Benjamin Allee , Assistant United States Attorney ( Jennifer G. Rodgers , Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief), for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.

Before: WINTER, HALL, and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.


GERARD E. LYNCH, Circuit Judge:

Following a bench trial on stipulated facts, Defendant Vaughn Stokes was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which criminalizes possession of firearms by convicted felons, and 18 U.S.C. § 922(o)(1), which criminalizes the possession of a machine gun by any person.2 Stokes appeals, contending that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the firearms, which were...

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