Legal Opinion
United States v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2010No. 10-1187PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Frederick Miller guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), and the district court sentenced him to 57 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Miller argues that (1) the district court abused its discretion by allowing prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument; (2) the district court erred in allowing the government to misrepresent testimony about the sound an object made upon landing after Miller threw it; (3) the district court abused its discretion when it sustained the government’s objection…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Watson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- United States v. Reyes VargasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Dale Eldridge, Also Known as Dale Smith, United States of America v. John David Fuget, Also Known as Poncho ProfferCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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