UNITED STATES v. FLOWERS

No. 20-60056.

6 F.4th 651 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otha Ray FLOWERS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed July 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Layne Kennedy, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, David Harrison Fulcher , 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, Gulfport, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jason Scott Gilbert , Counsel, Watkins & Eager, P.L.L.C., Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant,

Before Jones, Smith, and Elrod, Circuit Judges.


Otha Ray Flowers, convicted of a federal gun violation, appeals the denial of his motion to suppress evidence as a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. The questions on appeal are whether Flowers and Jeremy Mayo were "seized" when five or six patrol cars parked behind and around Mayo's Cadillac with their patrol...

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