United States v. Moore

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from the district court’s interlocutory order suppressing evidence of contraband that the police seized from defendant-appellee Jonathan Moore. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I

On April 29, 1998, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Moore with possession of ammunition by a previously convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). On January 15, 1999, Moore filed a motion to suppress evidence. On November 24, 1999, after an evidentiary hearing, the district court allowed Moore’s…