United States v. Kenneth Eugene Evans

PECK, Circuit Judge.

On April 28, 1976, defendant-appellant Evans was found guilty by a jury of possession of a firearm after conviction for a felony. On appeal, he argues that a gun •found in his apartment, along with a statement made by him to police officers, were illegally obtained and should have been excluded from the evidence.

The Detroit Police Department received a complaint from Evans on July 4, 1975, at about 6:15 p.m., that his taxicab and his wallet had been stolen earlier that afternoon. At about 5 p.m., a passenger in the same cab had reported that he had been robbed at gunpoint…