Legal Opinion
United States v. Southerland, Shawn
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 1, 2007No. 19-5255PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge.
Police officers stopped appellant Shawn Southerland after they observed the front license plate of his vehicle on the dashboard. He was subsequently arrested after a computer check indicated that his license had been suspended. After an inventory search of the vehicle revealed a loaded handgun, he was charged with illegal possession of the handgun. He filed a motion to suppress evidence of the handgun, arguing that both the stop of his vehicle and his subsequent arrest were unlawful. The district court denied the…
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