Legal Opinion

United States v. Ronnie L. Thomas A/K/A Ronnie Lee Thomas A/K/A Ronald L. Thomas-Bey

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided September 11, 1990No. 89-2071PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Ronnie Thomas-Bey appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We affirm.

I

In the early afternoon of June 9, 1988, officers of the St. Louis police department executed a search warrant at an apartment rented by Veronica Ross. They found Thomas-Bey in the bedroom, kneeling on the floor and pouring the contents of a 7-Up bottle into a red shoe box. The officers arrested Thomas-Bey and seized the shoebox, which contained narcotics paraphernalia and cocaine. They also seized two…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. United States v. Wilfredo Diaz-VillafaneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. Gerald L. Singer, United States of America v. Raymond E. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. United States v. Kaya AymelekCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. United States v. MaxwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. United States v. Ortiz-MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  4. United States v. William Wise Murray, United States of America v. Misjaanda Diszelle JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Roberto Gallardo ChavezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000

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