Legal Opinion

United States v. Shaun Graves

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 13, 2017No. 16-3995PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge

Shaun Graves appeals his conviction and sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm, arguing that his suppression motion was wrongfully denied and that he was improperly sentenced as a career offender. For the reasons set forth below, we will affirm both the conviction and the sentence.

I. FACTS

On the evening of October 16, 2014, Officer Dennis Simmons of the Harrisburg Police Department was conducting an undercover surveillance operation in a high-crime area of the city while dressed in plainclothes and sitting in an unmarked car. While in his car, Officer Simmons…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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3Cited by19 opinions

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