Legal Opinion
United States v. Esau Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1982No. 81-2303PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
The District Court 1 sentenced Esau Jackson to a two-year prison term after a jury found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. App. § 1202(a)(1). His motions for acquittal and a new trial were denied. On appeal Jackson contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence to show guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) it was improper for the District Court to advise the jury that Jackson had previously been convicted of a felony and to allow the government to refer to this conviction throughout the trial; and (3) it was prejudicial…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Tyrone Smith, United States of America v. Anthony E. GartrellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Henry Albert SteevesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Gerald L. Singer, United States of America v. Raymond E. WagnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Charles Lewis PooreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. George Alvin BrutonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. Michael A. LipscombCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- United States v. UdeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Esau Jackson, United States of America v. Clarence Gene Scroggins, United States of America v. William Franklin DancyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Carlton Eugene Martin, United States of America v. Michael Keith ScottCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Leslie William HansCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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