Legal Opinion
United States v. Martel Lawes
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 31, 2002No. Docket 00-1707PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge POOLER dissents in a separate opinion.
WINTER, Circuit Judge.
Martel Lawes appeals from his conviction by a jury before Judge Duffy for illegal possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On appeal, he argues that: (i) the district court should have suppressed the firearm as evidence because it was discovered in the course of an allegedly unlawful search; (ii) the district court should have questioned prospective jurors during voir dire about their attitudes toward police officers; and (iii) the district court improperly barred cross-examination about a…
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