United States Tenth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of ammunition is affirmed where: 1) the jury did not have to be instructed on defendant's proposed "innocent possession" defense; and 2) 18 U.S.C. section 921(a)(20) of the Armed Career Criminal Act does not contemplate a "conviction-specific" approach to its application.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/06/2007
• Published 12/07/2007

Judges

• TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge., Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, HOLLOWAY, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John K. Henderson, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Kansas, Wichita, KS, appearing for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Matt Treaster, Assistant United States Attorney (Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, Wichita, KS, appearing for Appellee.