Legal Opinion

United States v. Anthony Lyons

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 28, 2013No. 12-2905PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Anthony M. Lyons appeals his criminal conviction before the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois for possession of a firearm as a felon, as well as his sentencing as an Armed Career Criminal under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). As to the conviction, he challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress the firearm found during a traffic stop because, he alleges, the officers lacked reasonable suspicion to frisk him. As to the sentence, he argues that the district court failed to state any reasons for imposing a sentence of 210 months’…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by38 opinions

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