United States v. Vasquez

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

MATSUMOTO, District Judge.

Defendant Ray Vasquez (“defendant”) is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), 3551 et seq. (ECF No. 6, Indictment ¶ 1.) Specifically, the defendant is charged with knowingly and intentionally possessing a .22 caliber Erma pistol (the “handgun”) and ammunition on or about November 24, 2010 after, on a separate and earlier occasion, he had been convicted of a felony. (See id.) Presently before the court is a motion by defendant *223to suppress the handgun as the fruit of an illegal search…