Legal Opinion
United States v. James Hassan El
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1993No. 92-5427PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, James Hassan El, was found guilty by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). 1 He was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment and three years supervised release. On appeal, Hassan El challenges both his conviction and sentence. He argues that the handgun introduced against him at trial should have been suppressed because it was seized as a result of a “pretex-tual stop” in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. He also contends that the district court abused its discretion and violated his…
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