United States v. Cartez Lamar Cook

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Cartez Lamar Cook was convicted by a jury of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court 1 sentenced Cook to 120 months imprisonment. Cook appeals, and we affirm.

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