Legal Opinion

United States v. Augustine

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 9, 2011No. 11-2118PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

On February 9, 2011, a jury found Gus-tine Evelyn Augustine guilty of being a prohibited person in possession of firearms and ammunition. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), (3). The district court 1 imposed a sentence of twenty-four months, varying downward from the Guidelines range of forty-six to fifty-seven months. On appeal Augustine challenges the district court’s evidentiary rulings, her conviction, and her sentence. We affirm.

I. Background

Since at least 1998, Augustine has lived with Joseph Belt, an avid hunter, in his trailer in Pacific Junction, Iowa. They used marijuana…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. IreyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  4. Wade v. HaynesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  5. United States v. Louis BoykinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  4. United States v. Leo VillarrealCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
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