Legal Opinion
United States v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 6, 2009No. 08-1568PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Anthony J. Thompson of possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (Count One); distributing cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (Count Two); and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(l)(A)(ii) (Count Three). The District Court 1 sentenced Thompson to a 346-month term of imprisonment. Thompson appeals and we affirm.
In Count One of the indictment, the government charged Thompson with possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. In its instructions to the jury…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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