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United States v. Russell D. Bass

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 7, 2003No. 02-2442PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Russell Bass (“Bass”), a felon, challenges his conviction and sentence after pleading guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), prohibiting felons from knowingly possessing a firearm. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on January 18, 2001, Bass was stopped by police officers in Joliet, Illinois for failing to signal a traffic turn. After determining that Bass’s driver’s license had been suspended, the officers placed Bass under arrest for driving with a suspended license and performed an inventory search of his car. The officers discovered a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. United States v. DunniganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. United States v. Spencer Ray TilmonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. United States v. SavageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  2. United States v. AljabariCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. Christopher B. Messino, Christopher R. Messino, and Clement A. MessinoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. Theodore D. Rogers and Winfred OwensCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  5. United States v. Dwayne GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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