Legal Opinion
United States v. Roman Hellems
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 4, 2017No. 16-2157PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Roman D. Hellems was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and sentenced to 120 months imprisonment. He now challenges three of the district court’s evidentiary rulings at trial. Hellems also claims that the court violated his constitutional and procedural right to be present at trial. We affirm the district court 2 on all grounds and deny Hellems’s appeal.
I. Background
The facts of this case begin with a physical altercation between three men. On the day .of the altercation, Hellems called his adult son, DeAndre…
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- United States v. Freeman HolmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Billy Ray Cox v. Terrell Don Hutto, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
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