United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over his challenge that "the evidence was insufficient for a rational jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that he knowingly and intentionally possessed the handgun."

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/13/2005
• Published 01/13/2005

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• B. John Burns, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard D. Westphal, Asst. U.S. Atty., Rock Island, IL (Richard E. Rothrock, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellee.