Legal Opinion
United States v. Antoine Porter
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2012No. 11-3190PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Antoine Porter was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Porter was convicted after a jury trial and was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment. Porter appeals his conviction arguing the district court 1 erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal based on insufficient evidence and erred in overruling Porter’s objection to statements made by the Government’s counsel during closing arguments. We affirm.
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