Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffrey Stevens
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 2006No. 05-3953PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Jeffrey Stevens was a passenger in a vehicle when the driver was lawfully stopped by Terre Haute, Indiana, police for disregarding a traffic light. Upon approaching the vehicle, two officers saw a pistol-grip shotgun between Stevens’s legs, the grip resting in his lap. A pistol was subsequently found directly underneath Stevens’s seat. Stevens was ultimately convicted of two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and sentenced to 240 months’ imprisonment. Stevens appeals, arguing there was insufficient evidence to support his…
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