United States v. Charles Walter Weaver

53 F.3d 341 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles Walter WEAVER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30179. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 5, 1995. * Decided May 9, 1995. Before: WRIGHT, FERGUSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Weaver conditionally pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g)(1) after police found a stolen firearm in the trunk of the car he was driving. He appeals the district court's refusal to suppress evidence relating to the firearm and his sentence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. 3 * Weaver's brother was killed by Idaho police after taking his wife, Charlotte, hostage. Weaver and his elderly mother drove her car from their home in Pennsylvania to Idaho to make funeral arrangements. When Charlotte discovered they were en route, she told the police that she feared they…