United States v. Pearce

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

In this consolidated appeal, Defendants, Carl Pearce (“Pearce”) and Curtis Johnson (“Johnson”), challenge, on Fourth Amendment grounds, their convictions for possession of firearms and ammunition while having previously been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2000). In particular, Defendants contest the district court’s denial of their motions to suppress evidence seized following a stop of Johnson for which the police allegedly lacked reasonable suspicion. Pearce also disputes the procedural reasonableness of his 235-month sentence. For…