Legal Opinion
United States v. Hampton
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 4, 2009No. 07-3134PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
A series of 911 calls reporting shots fired in broad daylight led police officers to a busy area in Indianapolis to arrest the gunman. One caller fingered the occupants of a white sports utility vehicle (“SUV”), which carried defendant Anthony Hampton. When officers stopped Hampton and the driver, they recovered two guns. After applying enhancements because of Hampton’s previous felony convictions, the court sentenced him to 387 months’ imprisonment. We affirm Hampton’s conviction because we conclude that the officers had reasonable suspicion to stop the SUV in which…
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