Legal Opinion
United States v. James Charles Edward Shoals, IV
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 9, 2007No. 06-3335PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
James Shoals, a felon, was charged with possessing a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Shoals moved to suppress the gun, shotgun shells, and inculpatory statements he made to police, arguing that he was detained without probable cause or reasonable suspicion. The district court found probable cause lacking, but concluded that the police had reasonable suspicion and therefore their encounter with Shoals was a legitimate stop under Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 27, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). Shoals entered a conditional guilty plea, and now challenges the denial of his motion to suppress.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- California v. Hodari D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Spencer Ray TilmonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Timothy StewartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- United States v. Ulice AskewCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by28 opinions
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