Legal Opinion

United States v. Giovanni Wright

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 26, 2009No. 07-4085UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLAY, Circuit Judge.

After a jury convicted Defendant Giovanni Wright (“Wright”) of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the district court sentenced him to 33 months imprisonment. On appeal, Wright challenges both his conviction and the reasonableness of his sen- tenee. Specifically, Wright contends that the district court erred in providing the jury instruction regarding constructive possession and by disclosing to the jury information regarding his prior convictions. Wright also claims that his 33-month, within-Guidelines sentence is…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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