United States Eighth Circuit

Conviction for firearms possession is affirmed where: 1) district court did not err in allowing police officer to testify that he was responding to a report of shots fired as the testimony was admissible under Fed. R. Ev. rules 403 and 404(b); 2) even if admission of testimony about defendant's aggressive behavior was in error under rule 403, the error was harmless; and 3) evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2009
• Published 04/09/2009

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Madeleine T. Cardarella, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Brent B. Venneman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued (John F. Wood, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.