Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Payne-Owens
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2017No. 15-3445PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
A jury found Christopher Payne-Owens guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon and unlawful drug user, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), (3), and the district court 1 sentenced him to 63 months in prison. Payne-Owens filed this timely appeal. He contends the district court erred by allowing the government to present evidence of his gang affiliation and by rejecting his combined motion for a new trial or judgment of acquittal. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
1. BACKGROUND 2
In January 2014, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) began…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. Charles FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Donna J. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- United States v. Derrell Sparks, United States of America v. Thomas McGheeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by21 opinions
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