UNITED STATES v. BROOKS

No. 19-2283.

987 F.3d 593 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Demetrius BROOKS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Michael R. Dezsi , LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL R. DEZSI, PLLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Douglas C. Salzenstein , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: GUY, LARSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

After police officers pulled over the vehicle in which Demetrius Brooks had been riding, they smelled marijuana and saw him making a "stuffing motion" under his seat. The police found a gun partially hidden there. After a jury convicted Brooks of being a felon in possession of a firearm, the lone African...

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