Legal Opinion
United States v. Watson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 16, 2011No. 11-1169PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Mareellus Watson was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and was sentenced to 48 months’ imprisonment followed by three years’ supervised release. Watson challenges his conviction and his sentence. He argues that the district court 2 erred in denying his motions to exclude certain evidence at trial and in calculating the applicable guideline range at sentencing. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
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On July 25, 2009, law enforcement officers Jeff Saylor and Jayme Getty were dispatched to Watson’s…
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