United States v. Robert L. Shepherd

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Robert L. Shepherd appeals his conviction by a jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Two Kansas City police officers were responding to a reported robbery at a gas station when they encountered a Cadillac traveling at a high rate of speed, coming from the direction of the gas station. They saw the Cadillac make a left turn without a signal and pull to a stop in front of a home. Suspecting that the automobile may have been involved in the reported robbery, the officers pulled up behind the Cadillac…