Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Leon McCarty
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1988No. 87-2278PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
On January 28, 1987, two Milwaukee police officers stopped a car driven by Robert McCarty, a convicted felon. In his car, the officers found a handgun. A grand jury indicted McCarty on one count of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). McCarty filed a motion to dismiss the indictment and a motion to suppress evidence seized and statements made at the time of his arrest. The district court denied both motions. McCarty subsequently entered a conditional guilty plea to the count charged in the indictment; the plea agreement…
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