Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricks
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2009No. 07-5127PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
James Richard Ricks was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2006), possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment. At trial, the district court denied Ricks a jury instruction on a justification defense because the court did not believe the defense was available in this Circuit. Recognizing its legal error post-trial, the district court nonetheless denied Ricks’ motion for a new trial because it found that Ricks had not presented…
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