United States Eighth Circuit

A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) evidentiary rulings; 2) whether the government's closing argument created either a variance or constructive amendment of the indictment; 3) the sufficiency of the evidence; 4) whether the district court erred by correcting an order dismissing the entire indictment; and 5) sentencing issues.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/13/2008
• Published 08/13/2008

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, BOWMAN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leslie Jane Borgognoni, argued, Little Rock, AR, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward O. Walker, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Little Rock, AR (Laura G. Hoey, AUSA, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for Appellee.