Legal Opinion
United States v. Vincent L. Lomax
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1996No. 95-3587PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Vincent Lomax appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), arguing that the district court 1 erred in refusing to allow him to present evidence to support either a justification or a legal ignorance defense and that prejudicial error was committed when a bench conference was overheard by the jury. We affirm.
I. Facts and Background
On July 9,1994, Lomax was pulled over for speeding. When the officer ran the check necessary to issue Lomax a speeding ticket, the computer indicated that the car Lomax was driving…
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