Legal Opinion

United States v. Flores

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 7, 2008No. 04-51138UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Jaime Flores was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The Government presented circumstantial evidence against Flores, and a jury found him guilty as charged. Flores appeals his conviction and sentence. We hold that the district court committed no error, and we therefore AFFIRM.

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Flores was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleged that, having been convicted of a felony, he possessed a firearm on or around February 11, 2004 in Midland, Texas. He pled not guilty and was tried before a jury.…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. United States v. Nelson BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. Tirado-TiradoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  2. United States v. Pereneal KizzeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  3. Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019
  4. Benjamin Scott v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2019

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