Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan Deshannon Butler
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2007No. 06-5027PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Juan Butler of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and an armed career criminal in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). The district judge refused Butler’s request to instruct the jury on justification, but made a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines in recognition of the unique circumstances of this case. Butler appeals. We affirm.
I. Background
On October 27, 2004, Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Matt Lotspeich and Tulsa Police Detective Paul Hutter…
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