Legal Opinion
United States v. Gaines
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 20, 2006No. Docket No. 04-5616-CRPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLEESON, District Judge.
Prince Gaines appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York convicting him of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and sentencing him principally to a 92-month term of imprisonment. On appeal, Gaines argues, inter alia, that the district court erred by (1) denying his motion to suppress evidence; and (2) instructing the jury that his interest in the case “createfd] a motive for false testimony,” that he had a “deep personal interest” in the outcome of the trial, and that his…
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