United States v. Jones

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOLF, District Judge.

I. SUMMARY

This is a difficult and disturbing case. Defendant Darwin Jones is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and faces a long sentence if convicted. This case is difficult because Jones filed a motion to suppress which, depending on the resolution of disputes concerning the facts leading up to his seizure on the night of July 3, 2007, might have been meritorious. If Jones’ motion to suppress had been meritorious, the government would, as a practical matter, have had to dismiss the case because the firearm that he was carrying…