United States v. Alexander

Judge Hellerstein concurs in the judgment in a separate opinion.

Gerard E. Lynch, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Robert Alexander was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm after police, without a warrant or probable cause, searched a portion of his property and discovered two guns inside a bag. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Carol Bagley Amon, J. ) denied Alexander's motion to suppress the guns before trial. Alexander now seeks to vacate his conviction on the ground that the district court's suppression ruling was in error. His appeal…