United States v. Proctor, Douglas

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

A jury found appellant Douglas Myron Proctor guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment and five years’ supervised release. Proctor now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence obtained during an inventory search of his vehicle following his arrest for moving violations on the ground that the arresting officers failed to follow standard police procedures when…