Legal Opinion
United States v. Chaney
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 15, 2009No. 08-2089PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Vincent Chaney was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g) and 924(a)(2). Chaney moved to suppress the majority of the government’s evidence against him, arguing that it was obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment. The district court granted Chaney’s motion to suppress and the government filed this interlocutory appeal. We reverse.
I. Background
At 1:35 on the morning of Friday, June 28, 2007, Officer Aaron Brown of the Ho-oksett, New Hampshire Police Department, patrolling alone, observed a motor vehicle…
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