Legal Opinion
United States v. Wright
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 4, 2007No. 06-1351PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
After several Boston police officers approached the car in which appellant Gregory Wright was sitting, the officers saw Wright run from the car and grab the right side of his sweatshirt. Wright then refused to stop when ordered to do so. Apprehended almost immediately and found to be carrying a gun, he was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Wright unsuccessfully moved to suppress the gun, arguing that the stop was illegal. He then entered a conditional guilty plea. Because a legal error in the district court’s analysis affected its factual findings…
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