Legal Opinion
United States v. Marcus Stephen Lego
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1988No. 87-5169PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Marcus Stephen Lego (Lego) was convicted of two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1). 1 He argues that evidence of a third possession of firearms was admitted in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights and Fed.R.Evid. 404(b). Finding his appeal to be without merit, we affirm.
II. FACTS
On July 23, 1986, undercover agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension met with Lego and purchased a .357 caliber revolver from him; on August 4, 1986, the…
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