United States v. Demarco L. McDonald

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Demarco McDonald was arrested for possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Police found a gun in his car when they stopped him for using his turn signal while rounding a bend in a street. After the district court denied his motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of the stop, McDonald entered a conditional guilty plea reserving his right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. McDonald contends on appeal that his use of the turn signal was not illegal under Illinois law and that a police officer’s mistaken belief about…