Legal Opinion
United States v. Rickus, Robert F. United States of America v. Nazarok, Dennis M. Appeal of United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 18, 1984No. 83-1698PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This case arises from an early morning stop and search of an automobile. A search of the automobile trunk revealed a loaded .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol, and the police arrested the car’s occupants, defendants Robert Rickus and Dennis Na-zarok. The defendants were subsequently indicted under 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1) (1982), which prohibits the possession of firearms by convicted felons. Both defendants filed pre-trial motions to suppress the evidence seized during this stop, arguing that the stop and the subsequent search were…
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