United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the sufficiency of the evidence; 2) the district court's authority to determine, and its exercise of such authority, as to whether to credit defendant's time served in jail on a state conviction against his federal sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 3585(b); and 3) application of the sentencing guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2006
• Published 07/31/2006

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD, COLLOTON, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Omar F. Green, argued, Federal Public Defender, Little Rock, AR (Jennifer Horan, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John Ray White, argued, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Little Rock, AR (H.E. (Bud) Cummins, on the brief), for appellee.