Legal Opinion
United States v. Herbert Randolph Blue
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1992No. 90-5540PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Herbert Blue appeals his conviction for knowingly possessing a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). Because the government failed to prove that Blue actually or constructively possessed the firearm in question, we reverse his conviction.
BACKGROUND
On the night of November 5, 1990, police officer James Clobes was watching a Dur ham, North Carolina house for possible drug activity. Officer Clobes saw two men leave the house and enter a 1977 Chevrolet parked on the street. The two men drove the car past Clobes’ observation car, at which…
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