Legal Opinion

United States v. White

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 9, 2009No. Docket 07-1180-crPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Anthony White appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Larimer, J.), sentencing him to eighty-four months’ imprisonment after a jury trial at which he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). White contends principally that: (1) the district court erred in declining to give a jury instruction on the affirmative defenses of necessity or innocent/fleeting possession; (2) he is entitled to a new trial because the government used its…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Spencer v. KemnaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  5. United States v. GansmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011

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