Legal Opinion
United States v. Abumayyaleh
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 1, 2008No. 07-2325PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Nabil Hamadeh Abumayyaleh (Abumayyaleh) was found guilty by a jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court sentenced Abumayyaleh to 100 months in prison. Abumayyaleh appeals his conviction and sentence. For the reasons stated below, we affirm Abumayyaleh’s conviction and reverse his sentence.
I. BACKGROUND
Abumayyaleh became the object of an investigation while managing Crystal Foods, a family owned convenience store. During the initial stages of the investigation in 2004, a government informant told Abumayyaleh…
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- United States of America v. Donald Albin BlomCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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