U.S. v. GEORGE

No. 12-5043.

732 F.3d 296 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Decarlos GEORGE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: October 16, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: James Anthony Martin , Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greenville, North Carolina, for Appellant. Yvonne Victoria Watford-McKinney , Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Thomas P. McNamara , Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellant. Thomas G. Walker , United States Attorney, Jennifer P. May-Parker , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Raleigh, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge AGEE and Senior Judge HAMILTON joined.


NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

After Wilmington, North Carolina Police Officer Daniel Roehrig stopped a vehicle in a high-crime area of Wilmington at 3:30 a.m. for giving chase to another vehicle and running a red light, he observed suspicious conduct of Decarlos George, one of the passengers, and asked George to exit the vehicle. Upon frisking George, Officer Roehrig discovered a handgun and arrested him. During George's prosecution for possession of a handgun by a felon...

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