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United States v. Howard

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 17, 2012No. 11-1492PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

During the execution of an arrest warrant, police found a gun and drugs floating in a toilet tank and they pinned the blame on Deshawn Howard. Alleging improperly admitted evidence, erroneous jury instructions, and insufficient evidence, Howard now appeals from his gun and drug possession convictions. Concluding that there is no reversible error, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

We outline the underlying incident and the travel of the case, saving additional details for our analysis of the purported errors. Since Howard has lodged a charge against the sufficiency of the evidence,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. Alan N. ScottCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. HicksCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. Cruz-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. DwinellsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. OberleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. United States v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  4. United States v. Maldonado-PenaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. Mendoza-MaisonetCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020

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