Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie C. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 2000No. 00-1199PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Attempting to break up a domestic argument, police officer Ron Almaroad helped Willie Jones move his property from the front lawn of his ex-wife’s apartment building to a nearby residence. Among other items, Mr. Jones placed a .30 caliber semiautomatic rifle in the backseat of the police car. Despite Mr. Jones’ assertion that the rifle was a “BB gun,” Officer Almaroad arrested him because the officer knew that he was a felon and, therefore, was prohibited by law from possessing the firearm.
A federal grand jury then indicted Mr. Jones for possession of a firearm by a…
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