United States v. Lionel Johnson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 28 2023

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 21-50288

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 5:21-cr-00032-JWH-1 v.

LIONEL DEMETRIUS JOHNSON, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California John W. Holcomb, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted April 11, 2023 Pasadena, California

Before: BERZON, MILLER, and LEE, Circuit Judges.

Lionel Johnson was found guilty of being a prohibited person in possession

of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), (g)(9). He appeals from the

district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence. We affirm.

Johnson does not dispute that if the police officers’ attempt to stop him was

supported by reasonable suspicion, then there was probable cause to arrest him for

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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