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United States v. Akram Muhammad

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 26, 2016No. 15-3070PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRITZNER, District Judge.

A jury convicted Akram Hameed Muhammad (Muhammad) of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). On appeal, Muhammad challenges the district court’s 2 denying his motion for judgment of acquittal and his post-trial motion for a new trial due to insufficiency of the evidence and juror misconduct. We affirm.

1. BACKGROUND

On December 15, 2014, the Grand Jury indicted Muhammad on pne count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Muhammad’s arrest and indictment arose out of federal and state law enforcement officers’…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Burrage v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  2. United States v. Tom Vig, United States of America v. Donovan VigCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. United States v. S. Sam CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Susan Wintermute, United States of America v. Clarence StevensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Robert E. MaloneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by8 opinions

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