Legal Opinion
United States v. John Bloch, III
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 2013No. 12-2784PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Police officers in Elkhart, Indiana, responded to a report of gunfire at an apartment on Delaware Street and were greeted at the door by an obviously intoxicated John Bloch. Given the exigent nature of the call, the officers told Bloch to step outside while they checked to see if anyone was injured. The apartment belonged to Bloch’s girlfriend, who was inside; the officers told her to wait outside as well. As it turned out, there were no gunshot victims in the apartment, but the officers located a loaded Glock handgun and an SKS assault rifle in plain view.
As the officers…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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