gun possession

May 28, 2015

Criminal Law : Gun Possession – Knowledge – Sufficiency Of Evidence

U.S. v. Griffith (MLW No. 67847/Case No. 14-1976 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.)

May 7, 2015

Criminal Law : Gun Possession – Sufficiency Of Evidence – Evidence Of Other Crimes

U.S. v. Thibeaux (MLW No. 67742/Case No. 14-1961 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

Dec 22, 2014

Criminal Law : Prior Bad Acts – Gun Possession – Sentencing

U.S. v. Battle (MLW No. 67271/Case No. 13-3134 – 17 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)

Feb 29, 2012

Criminal Law: Gun Possession – Sufficiency Of Evidence – ACCA Enhancement

U.S. v. Bynum (MLW No. 63325/Case No. 11-1156/1287 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

Sep 28, 2011

Criminal Law: Sentencing – Gun Possession – Forfeiture

U.S. v. Smith (MLW No. 62804/Case No. 10-2998 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

Feb 25, 2009

U.S. Supreme Court bolsters gun ban for domestic abusers

The U.S. Supreme Court buttressed a federal ban on gun possession by people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, saying the law applies to a West Virginia man convicted of beating his wife under a general state battery law. The justices, voting 7-2, rejected Randy Edward Hayes’s contention that the federal law affects only people convicted […]