Legal Opinion

United States v. Griffin

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 17, 2009No. 08-4045PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge SHEDD wrote the majority opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.

OPINION

SHEDD, Circuit Judge:

Antonio Bernard Griffin appeals his conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Griffin contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the firearm by holding that (1) the police officers who arrested him had reasonable suspicion to perform an investigatory stop of his vehicle under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Michigan v. LongSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. United States v. MassenburgCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
  2. Henness v. BagleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. Nathaniel BlackCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
  4. State of Tennessee v. Guy Alvin WilliamsonTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Gentry v. SevierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010

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