United States v. West, Matthew

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

A jury found defendant Matthew West guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. West raises two issues on appeal. First, he argues that the district court’s use of compound questions during voir dire denied him sufficient information to challenge prospective jurors for cause and impaired his ability to exercise his peremptory challenges intelligently. Second, he contends that the district court erred in failing to suppress evidence of the gun found in his bag. For the reasons set…