United States Eighth Circuit

Conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition is affirmed where: 1) the district court had jurisdiction over the offense as defendant's possession of a firearm manufactured out of country and ammunition manufactured out of state was sufficient to satisfy 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(1)'s required nexus to interstate commerce; and 2) defendant's sentence was not unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2009
• Published 07/02/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raphael M. Scheetz, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Teig, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellee.