United States v. Brian N. Adams

Following a jury trial, Brian N. Adams was convicted of being a felon in possession of firearms, being a felon in possession of ammunition, and possession of an unregistered firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841, 5861(d) and 5871. The district court 1 enhanced Adams’s sentence, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), due to- Adams’s four prior burglary convictions. On appeal, Adams challenges his conviction and the sentence enhancement. We affirm.

Adams first contends that the prosecutor impermissibly commented on Adams’s failure to testify and that, therefore, the…