United States v. Michael Lowry

KOBES, Circuit Judge.

Michael Lowry entered a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2). He appeals, arguing that the district court 1 erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence recovered from a stop not supported by reasonable suspicion. Although we agree that the officer who stopped Lowry lacked reasonable suspicion, suppression of the evidence is inappropriate under the attenuation doctrine. We therefore affirm.

I

On a cold and windy January night, Michael Lowry was waiting at a bus stop near U.S. Highway 40…