U.S. v. LEWIS

No. 16-3308.

864 F.3d 937 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Joseph B. LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 27, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Caine , Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

William M. Ermine , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Rebecca L. Kurz , Federal Public Defender's Office, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Joseph B. Lewis, Pro se.

Before SMITH, GRUENDER and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


Two detectives entered a work area of Freaks Tattoo Shop without a warrant to talk to Joseph B. Lewis about a person of interest. They saw a gun on a shelf and seized it. Lewis then volunteered that he was a felon. He was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Lewis moved to suppress the discovery and seizure...

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