U.S. v. MITCHELL

No. 18-4654.

963 F.3d 385 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Anthony MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jonathan D. Byrne , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant. Joseph Franklin Adams , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Huntington, West Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Christian M. Capece , Federal Public Defender, George H. Lancaster, Jr. , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellant. Michael B. Stuart , United States Attorney, OFFICE OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Rushing wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge Quattlebaum joined. Judge Wynn wrote a dissenting opinion.


James Anthony Mitchell was charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Following the district court's denial of Mitchell's motion to suppress the firearm, Mitchell entered a conditional plea of guilty. Mitchell appeals the district court's suppression ruling...

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