United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the district court's refusal to allow him to introduce evidence that a firearm was inoperable; 2) a failure to define "knowingly" in the jury instructions; and 3) the sentence imposed by the district court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2006
• Published 05/03/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, LAY and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen C. Moss, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul S. Becker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kansas City, MO (Todd P. Graves and Jess E. Michaelsen, on the brief), for appellee.