U.S. v. EDWARDS

No. 13-3397.

769 F.3d 509 (2014)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Justin EDWARDS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin F. Burke , Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kelly A. Welsh , Federal Defender Services, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION, SYKES, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Justin Edwards was indicted on federal gun charges after he was pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle and the police found a sawed-off shotgun in the car. Moments before the stop, his girlfriend had called 911 to report that Edwards had just stolen her car. A nearby officer heard dispatch, spotted the car, and initiated a traffic stop. Sure enough, Edwards was behind the wheel. He did not have a valid driver's license, could not...

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