Legal Opinion

United States v. Oglesby

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 10, 2010No. 09-1334PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DER-YEGHIAYAN, District Judge.

During an investigatory stop, a police officer conducted a pat-down frisk of Dennis Oglesby and found a handgun on his person. Oglesby was arrested and charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a handgun, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3231. Oglesby moved to suppress the handgun, arguing that the police officer did not have sufficient justification to conclude that Oglesby was armed or dangerous and therefore did not lawfully conduct a pat-down search of Oglesby. The district court denied Oglesby’s motion to suppress the handgun based on the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. Brignoni-PonceSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. United States v. Spencer Ray TilmonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by42 opinions

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