Legal Opinion
United States v. Barry H. Parent
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 21, 1992No. 91-1168PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
A federal court jury found defendant-appellant Barry H. Parent guilty of possessing firearms, he being a previously convicted felon. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1988). The district court imposed sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act, 18 U.S.C. § 924(e) (1988). On appeal, Parent assigns error in three respects. He claims that the court below acted impermissibly in (1) circumscribing the cross-questioning of a prosecution witness, (2) instructing on the issue of constructive possession, and (3) mishandling a note from the jury. Finding the last point to be valid, we…
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