Legal Opinion
United States v. Nelson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2017No. 16-3292PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORITZ, Circuit Judge.
After seven law enforcement officers arrested Stephen- Nelson in a private residence, one officer continued searching the residence and found two firearms. The government attributed the firearms - to Nelson, and he was indicted for possession of a ¡firearm by a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Nelson moved to suppress the firearms, arguing that the officers violated the Fourth Amendment by continuing to search the residence after arresting him. The district court denied Nelson’s motion, concluding that the post-arrest search was a valid protective sweep because the…
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