Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 22, 2012No. 11-1136PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
(February 22, 2012)
Greenaway, Circuit Judge
After receiving a tip from a reliable source that individuals in a white Toyota Camry were carrying firearms, police officers in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands initiated a traffic stop of the vehicle. During the traffic stop, a firearm was discovered on the driver, Appellant Ahmoi Lewis (“Lewis”). Before pleading guilty to two firearm offenses, Lewis unsuccessfully moved to suppress the firearm as the fruit of an unlawful search and seizure. We must determine whether the traffic stop was supported by the requisite reasonable suspicion of criminal…
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