Legal Opinion
United States v. Raymond Amerson-Bey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 22, 1990No. 89-1940PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Raymond Amerson-Bey appeals from his conviction for possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1988). He contends that the district court 1 improperly prevented him from cross-examining a prosecution witness regarding bias and that the court violated his due process rights by enhancing his sentence under section 2K2.1(b)(l) of the sentencing guidelines. 2 We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On July 1, 1988, St. Louis police officers William Swidersky and Dan Coll received a tip that a black male wearing a gray suit was in the Family Market and appeared to have a gun…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. Abraham KastoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Charles Lee AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. John R. FritschCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Charles Lee Thomas v. Donald W. Wyrick and John Ashcroft, Attorney General of State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. Harry Edward SingletonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. James E. SchnellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Alois Larry Wolk, Jr., Also Known as Larry WolkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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