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UNITED STATES v. TORRES

No. 19-2161.

987 F.3d 893 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Williams TORRES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED February 8, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amanda Skinner , Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico ( Steve Sosa , Assistant Federal Public Defender, District of New Mexico, with her on the briefs), on behalf of the Defendant-Appellant.

Joni Autrey Stahl , Assistant United States Attorney, Department of Justice, Las Cruces, New Mexico, on behalf of the Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, EBEL, and BACHARACH, Circuit Judges.

This appeal concerns a traffic stop and pat-down search of Mr. Ronald Torres. In the pat-down search, police officers found a handgun, leading to Mr. Torres's conviction for possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Mr. Torres moved to suppress evidence of the handgun, arguing...

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