Legal Opinion

United States v. Anthony Thomas Claybourne

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 1, 2005No. 04-2469PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

After a two-day jury trial, Anthony Claybourne (Claybourne) was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Finding Claybourne was an armed career criminal, see 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), U.S.S.G. § 4B1.4, the district court 1 sentenced Claybourne to 235 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Claybourne claims (1) insufficient evidence supports his conviction, (2) the district court abused its discretion in admitting drug-related evidence, (3) the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines) are unconstitutional, and (4) the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. United States v. Dominguez BenitezSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. United States v. KentCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. Emmanuel RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. Mike ChaseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Muhammad AnwarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005

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