United States v. Stroud

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Yusuf Tareek Stroud 1 was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court 2 sentenced Stroud to 120 months’ imprisonment. Stroud appeals his conviction and sentence. He also appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial based upon his claim of newly discovered evidence. We affirm.

I

On the evening of May 14, 2005, St. Louis Police Officers Michael Scego and Daniel Earley heard shots fired and saw Stroud running while clutching his waistband. From their patrol car, Scego and Earley told Stroud to stop,…