District Court, E.D. Virginia February 24, 1993, Crim. No. 92-193-N (United States v. Vass)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PAYNE, District Judge.

Anthony Jerome Vass has moved to suppress a .38 caliber handgun recovered by Portsmouth City police during an encounter with Vass on June 18, 1992 and statements Vass made to police several months later regarding that incident. An evidentiary hearing was held on February 19,1993. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.