U.S. v. Tucker (MLW No. 65963/Case No. 11-2444 – 16 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

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United States v. Lillard (MLW No. 63924/Case No. 11-3090– 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

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U.S. v. Salean (MLW No. 59761/Case No. 08-3315 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, C.J.) Where defendant was convicted for aiding and abetting a fourth-degree assault of a correctional officer, the prior conviction was for a ...

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U.S. v. Gammage (MLW No. 59582/Case No. 08-3819 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.) Where the government introduced only an indictment of a burglary of a pawn shop to show that a defendant had three ...

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U.S. v. Vincent (MLW No. 59517/Case No. 07-1397 – 21 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Where a district court determined that a defendant’s prior conviction under Arkansas law for possession of a sawed-off shotgun was a ...

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U.S. v. Gammage (MLW No. 59520/Case No. 08-3819 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.) Where the government introduced only an indictment to prove that a burglary defendant had a prior conviction, an indictment is not ...

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U.S. v. Mills (MLW No. 59524/Case No. 06-2306 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Where the record did not show that a defendant’s conviction for escape involved a walkaway escape or an escape from a ...

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