Legal Opinion
United States v. Amerson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1991No. Nos. 89-2807EM, 89-2838EM, 89-2871EMPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Defendants Raymond Amerson, Gerald Hopkins, and Gary Hammell appeal their convictions as felons in possession of firearms. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
On March 8, 1988, Officers Finney and Woods of the St. Louis police department attempted to stop an automobile driven by Amerson for running a stop sign. Amer-son did not pull over, but continued driving with the officers in pursuit. Officer Fin-ney saw three guns thrown from the automobile before the officers succeeded in stopping the vehicle. According to Officer Finney, Hammell threw one gun out the right…
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