United States v. Buford

OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Following a traffic stop on May 18, 2008, Nashville Police arrested defendant Jerry Thomas Buford, Jr. and searched the vehicle in which he was riding, as was then permitted by the precedent of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. See, e.g., United States v. White, 871 F.2d 41, 44 (6th Cir.1989). Based upon the evidence obtained from the search and his subsequent statement to the police, Buford was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924. Shortly before trial, the Supreme Court in Arizona v.…