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· 10/7/1996

United States v. John R. Caldwell

Citations

  • 97 F.3d 1063
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 26288
  • 1996 WL 566842

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that court should review findings of historical fact for clear error
  • upholding a conviction under 924(c)(1)'s \carry\ prong for a case in which the defendant's gun was in a car's hatchback, an area the court regarded as within the car's occupants' reach
  • instruction did not separately define “carry” and did not refer to terms as having separate meanings
  • instruction did not separately define “carry” and did not refer to terms as having separate meanings
  • officer had a reasonable suspicion, based upon objective facts obtained from other law enforcement sources, that appellant was probably driving with a suspended driver’s license
  • hatchback area is search- able as part of passenger compartment

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Judges: Memillian, McMillian, Beam, Hansen

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