United States Eighth Circuit

Conviction surrounding illegal purchase of a firearm is affirmed where: 1) sufficient evidence supported the conviction; 2) conspiracy instruction adequately set out the elements of the offense; 3) defendant failed to establish the elements of innocent or transitory possession; and 4) ATF agent's comments on defendant's exercise of his right to remain silent were harmless.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/24/2006
• Published 04/24/2006

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Blake Hendrix, Little Rock, AR, for appellant., Anne E. Gardner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Little Rock, AR (Bud Cummins, on the brief).