United States v. Scopo

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GLASSER, District Judge:

Defendant Ralph Scopo was indicted by a Grand Jury in the Eastern District of New York for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(k) which makes it a crime to “knowingly and willfully possess a handgun, which has had the manufacturer’s serial number removed, obliterated and altered and has, at some time, been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.” Now before this court is defendant’s motion to suppress physical and statement evidence obtained from him on the night of January 17,1992. More specifically, defendant contends that the New York City…