UNITED STATES v. NORBERT

No. 20-60106.

990 F.3d 968 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Okanlawan O. NORBERT, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed March 16, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq. , Andrew Eichner , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, Gaines H. Cleveland , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Abby Brumley Edwards, Esq. , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Thomas Creagher Turner, Jr., Esq. , Federal Public Defender's Office, Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Davis, Stewart, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


The Government appeals the district court's ruling granting Defendant-Appellee Okanlawan O. Norbert's motion to suppress evidence that was critical to establish the Government's charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The district court determined that police officers did not have reasonable suspicion...

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