UNITED STATES v. RALSTON

No. 22-3352.

88 F.4th 776 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. John Lee RALSTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Heather Quick , AFPD, of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Emily K. Nydle , AUSA, of Cedar Rapids, IA. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; Devra Hake , AUSA, of Cedar Rapids, IA.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, MELLOY and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges.


Following a search of his residence, John Lee Ralston was charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2). The district court, concluding the Leon good-faith exception applied, denied Ralston's motion to suppress. Ralston...

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