Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 2009No. 08-14724PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
Shawntrail Lee appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He asserts that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the gun that was found in his co-defendant’s car and abused its discretion in denying his motion for a new trial based upon allegedly improper jury instructions. Lee further challenges his 180-month sentence on the grounds that the district court erred in finding that his prior convictions under New Jersey law for conspiracy, eluding a police officer, and escape were violent felonies under the Armed Career Criminal…
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