United States v. Landreo Lurry

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Landreo Lurry is a felon who sought suppression of a confession and a weapon in his possession that was seized during a roadside detention for license suspension. During a routine traffic stop, police officers approached a car driven by Lurry in Memphis, Tennessee. Lurry began moving furtively, causing the police to rush to the driver-side door of the vehicle. As Lurry exited the car, one of the officers saw a plastic bag containing shotgun shells sitting on the vehicle’s rear seat. The officer searched the vehicle and recovered a sawed-off shotgun. Lurry was…