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United States v. Randy Ford

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 25, 2018No. 17-1225PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUNHEIM, Chief District Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Randy Ford was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Ford moved to suppress evidence of the handgun at issue and his related incriminating statements. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court 2 denied his motion. Ford pled guilty, and the trial court sentenced him to a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 months under the Armed Career Criminal Act. This appeal follows. 3

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On January 19, 2016, Iowa Department of Corrections ("DOC") Officer Mike Evans received a tip that Defendant-Appellant Randy Ford was staying at a…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. United States v. Frank VanoyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  2. United States v. Zachary ReedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. Justin ThabitCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2023
  4. United States v. Craig RalstonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Randall ComlyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2021

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