Legal Opinion
United States v. Amesheo D. Cannon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2007No. 05-3019PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Amesheo D. Cannon was indicted on murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire charges pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § § 1958 and 2. The government sought the death penalty. After hearing the evidence at trial, the jury convicted Cannon of the conspiracy charge, but acquitted him of murder for hire, and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Cannon appeals the trial court’s 1 denial of his motion for a judgment of acquittal based on the insufficiency of the evidence. He also appeals the court’s decisions to remove a juror who claimed to…
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