Legal Opinion
United States v. Gerald Dean Janis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 1, 2004No. 03-3808PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Gerald Dean Janis (Janis) appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Janis contends the district court 1 erred by (1) denying his motion to suppress, (2) refusing to permit a defense medical witness to testify, and (3) permitting a government expert witness to testify. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Shortly after midnight on October 20, 2002, Janis shot himself in the leg with a semiautomatic pistol at his home in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Janis was at his home with his niece, Daphne Janis (Daphne), Daphne’s son,…
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