United States v. Conner

PAUL KELLY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Christopher Michael Conner entered a conditional plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), reserving the right to appeal the denial of his motion to suppress. He was sentenced to 28 months’ imprisonment followed by three years’ supervised release. On appeal, he argues that the officers who stopped and frisked him based upon an anonymous tip violated the Fourth Amendment. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Background

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on April 29, 2011, a man called 911 to…