Legal Opinion

United States v. Mitchell Robertson A/K/A Mitchell Robinson A/K/A Bryheer McMichael Mitchell Robinson

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 13, 2002No. 00-1328, 00-1715PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

Mitchell Robertson entered a conditional guilty plea1 to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).2 The sole issue on appeal is whether police officers had reasonable suspicion to stop a public bus on which Robertson was traveling and search for and seize a handgun and ammunition. We will affirm.

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On April 29, 1999, at 12:10 p.m., Philadelphia Police Captain Joseph Sullivan of the 35th Police District and Officer Joseph Carolyn, his driver, responded to a radio call that police officers were pursuing two male…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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  5. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by74 opinions

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  5. Baltimore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2003

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