Legal Opinion

United States v. Devion Williams

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2019No. 18-2747PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Devion Williams entered a conditional guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2), and was sentenced to 112 months imprisonment. Williams now appeals the district court's 1 denial of his motion to suppress, arguing that the search that revealed the presence of the firearm was based on a police officer's unreasonable mistaken belief that Williams had been in a stolen vehicle and occurred after officers unreasonably prolonged an investigatory detention. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , we…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Arizona v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Thompson v. NixCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States v. Kenny Eugene SmartCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  4. United States v. Anthony HollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Gordon Earl WattsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. United States v. Emmanuel RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. Christin Campbell-MartinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021
  4. United States v. Aldo GastelumCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. Patrick JamesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2022

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