UNITED STATES v. RUIZ-LOPEZ

Nos. 21-6094/6229.

53 F.4th 400 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonel RUIZ-LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Robert L. Thomas , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Scott P. Smith , Kevin G. Ritz , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: SILER, McKEAGUE, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Leonel Ruiz-Lopez brought his new pistol into a gas station in Memphis, Tennessee. While showing the gun to his acquaintances who worked there, he pointed the gun at one of them. When he lowered the gun to return it to his pocket, he hit the trigger and the gun discharged...

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