Hawkins v. United States

MACK, Senior Judge:

This appeal presents a seizure issue involving the victim of criminal activity who was approached by the police for questioning. Because the conduct of the police officers did constitute a “seizure” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment and because the officers acted without “articulable suspicion,” probable cause, or any other legal justification for the seizure, the motion to suppress should have been granted.

I

Following his indictment for carrying a pistol without a license,1 possession of an unregistered firearm,2 unlawful possession of ammunition,3 unlawful…