Legal Opinion

United States v. Christian Fields

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 14, 2013No. 11-30248Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Christian Seneca Fields pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine base, and marijuana, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Fields argues that the district court erred when it denied his motion to suppress. He contends that he was illegally stopped for Fourth Amendment purposes when he complied with an order to stop walking away from the police and to come to the street because the officers lacked reasonable suspicion to suspect that criminal activity…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Illinois v. WardlowSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  4. Puckett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  5. United States v. Eleuterio Lopez-Moreno, Also Known as Eleuterio LopezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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