Legal Opinion

United States v. Miller

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1994No. 93-3224PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

The- defendant, Ronald Larry Miller, after entering a conditional plea of guilty, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). He was sentenced under 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), which provides a fifteen-year-minimum sen*928tence for a § 922(g) violation when the defendant has three prior violent or drug-related felonies.

Miller, acting both through counsel and pro se, appeals his conviction and sentence on the basis of several theories; three of them deserve discussion. First, Miller claims that the weapon he is charged with…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. A. Guy Crouch, III and Michael J. FryeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Eugene L. DawdyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. United States v. Christopher G. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Gonzalo Pereira-MunozCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Martin Robert CzeckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997

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