Legal Opinion
United States v. Randy Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 17, 2016No. 15-1366PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Police in Milwaukee saw a car stopped within 15 feet of a crosswalk, which is unlawful unless the car is “actually engaged in loading or unloading or in receiving or discharging passengers”. Wis. Stat. § 346.53(5). One police car drew up parallel to the stopped car, and another drew up behind. Shining lights through the car’s windows (it was after sunset), police saw a passenger in the back seat try to hide a firearm. Randy Johnson, the passenger, was prosecuted for possessing a weapon that, as a felon, he was forbidden to have. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). After the…
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