The United States of America v. Clinton Ladon Cooper

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

In this criminal appeal, the Defendant-Appellant, Clinton Ladon Cooper, argues that his conviction for the federal crime of unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5845(a), 5861(d), and 5871, should be reversed and remanded, with instructions to suppress statements he made to a federal agent during custodial interrogation, and evidence of a sawed-off shotgun seized from his car. Cooper also contends that due process requires disclosure of the identity of an individual who informed the police that Cooper robbed a convenience store, and…