Legal Opinion

United States v. Adkins

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 12, 1999No. 98-3322PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Tony Glen Adkins was convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The trial judge sentenced Adkins to a term of 180-months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. On appeal, Adkins raises four claims: (1) the trial court erred when it refused to give Adkins’ proposed theory of defense jury instruction defining “possession” to exclude momentary control without criminal intent; (2) the court erred by allowing the government to introduce into evidence a rifle similar to the one for which Adkins was…

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