United States v. Oliver L. Gibson

CORRECTED OPINION

Before COX, Circuit Judge, HILL and REYNALDO G. GARZA * , Senior Circuit Judges. REYNALDO G. GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge:

On August 10, 1993, a federal grand jury returned a one count indictment against Oliver L. Gibson (“Gibson”) for being a convicted felon in knowing possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Gibson pled not guilty to the charge and filed a motion to suppress the firearm. The district court denied the motion, finding that public policy permits the stop and frisk of an individual when police have a partially corroborated anonymous tip that…