Legal Opinion
United States v. Christy
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2011No. 10-3527PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Richard Christy guilty of unlawful possession of firearms as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court 2 sentenced Christy to 204 months’ imprisonment. Christy appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court erred by not submitting his proposed alibi instruction to the jury. We affirm.
I
A grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Christy with unlawful possession of firearms as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Christy pled not guilty and proceeded to trial. At…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Stevenson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. Kenneth O. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Isidro Serrano-Lopez, United States of America v. Eleodoro Lopez-Urias, Also Known as Lole, United States of America v. Elvia RiosCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. John David BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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