Legal Opinion
United States v. Cahlan Clay
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2018No. 16-4303PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
A jury convicted Cahlan Clay of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Clay appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court 2 violated his Fifth and Sixth Amendment right to present testimony in his defense and his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him. We affirm.
I
On September 23, 2012, Detective Anderson and Officer Thomas of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department were working off-duty at a wedding reception in Kansas City. Around 2:45 a.m., Detective Anderson heard a…
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