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United States v. Howe

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 13, 2008No. 07-3535, 07-3536PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

After a jury trial, Joshua Lee Howe was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court 1 sentenced Howe to 120 months’ imprisonment for this conviction and a consecutive 60 months on Howe’s guilty plea to a related escape charge, for a total sentence of 180 months’ imprisonment. Howe appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In December 2002, Jeremy Gaither was kidnapped, robbed and murdered. Howe, Richard Smith and Robert Phillips were arrested in connection with this crime. Smith pled…

2Cases cited46 opinions

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. United States v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  5. United States v. Lawrence JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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