Legal Opinion
United States v. Melvin Dewayne Lockett
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2005No. 04-1109PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Dewayne Lockett was convicted by a jury of being an armed career criminal in possession of a firearm, and of possessing an unregistered firearm, and he was sentenced by the district court 1 to 262 months. Lockett appeals, arguing that the district court erred in admitting inculpato-ry statements obtained in violation of his Miranda rights and that there was insufficient evidence to prove he possessed a firearm. We affirm.
Lockett got into an argument with one of the bartenders at Reaney’s Bar on the evening of August 30, 2002. He left, but threatened to come back…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. John H. CandieCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Gregory HillCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Bobby Marvin CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
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