United States v. Oliver

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Jeffery Lee Oliver entered a conditional plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2) and now appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his motion to suppress the firearm. Following two evi-dentiary suppression hearings, the district court ruled that Minnesota State Highway Patrol Officer Michael Engum made a valid late-night traffic stop and then conducted a valid pat-down search of Oliver, the vehicle’s passenger, and discovered the firearm. On appeal, Oliver renews his contention that the pat-down search…