U.S. v. NELSON

No. 16-3292.

868 F.3d 885 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen M. NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED August 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Hansmeier , Appellate Chief ( Melody Brannon , Federal Public Defender, and Tim Burdick , Assistant Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Office of the Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, Kansas, for Defendant-Appellant.

James T. Ward , Special Assistant United States Attorney ( Thomas E. Beall , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Kansas City, Kansas, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, MATHESON and MORITZ, Circuit Judges.


After seven law enforcement officers arrested Stephen Nelson in a private residence, one officer continued searching the residence and found two firearms. The government attributed the firearms to Nelson, and he was indicted for possession of a firearm by a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Nelson moved to suppress...

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