District Court, D. Connecticut April 26, 2001, CRIM 3:00CR195 AVC (United States v. Mendez)

RULING ON THE DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SUPPRESS

COVELLO, Chief Judge.

The defendant, Angel Mendez, is charged in a one count indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The charge arises out of his arrest on July 31, 2000 in Hartford, Connecticut, when he was found to be in possession of a Heritage Stealth Shadow 40 caliber pistol (“the handgun”).