Legal Opinion
United States v. Jesse Wright, Jr., A.K.A. Jessie Wright
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 2004No. 03-13359PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
A jury convicted appellant Jesse Wright of one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924. The government alleged that Wright was in knowing possession of the weapon when Mulberry, Florida, police officers arrested him for driving under the influence. As part of its case, the government used Wright’s resistance to arrest as evidence of knowing possession. The defendant challenges his conviction on several grounds: (1) the government did not present sufficient evidence that Wright knowingly possessed the firearm; (2) the…
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