United States v. Morton

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Suppress (Docket No. 15) a handgun confiscated from Defendant by police and Defendant’s statement that he was a convicted felon, which he spontaneously uttered while being detained by officers investigating whether he was illegally in possession of a handgun. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On December 30, 2004, Detective T. Walker received a telephone call from a confidential informant (“Cl”), who previously had provided information to Walker which always…