Legal Opinion

United States v. Legree

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided March 22, 2019No. 18-cr-224 (DLI)Published

1Opinion of the Court

DORA L. IRIZARRY, Chief United States District Judge:

Defendant Malike Legree ("Defendant") is charged by indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). (Indictment, Docket Entry No. 7.) On June 25, 2018, Defendant moved to suppress evidence of the firearm found by the police in a potato chip bag at his feet during a traffic stop of the vehicle in which he was a passenger. He also moved to suppress his statements that Defendant claims were elicited in violation of his Fifth Amendment rights. The Court held a suppression hearing on August 22 and…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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