Legal Opinion
United States v. Larry D. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 23, 1991No. 18-3289PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILL, Senior District Judge.
The police found a gun under Larry Wilson’s girlfriend’s mattress and as a result, Wilson, who had three prior convictions, was indicted and tried for unlawful possession of a firearm. The jury returned a guilty verdict and the district court sentenced Wilson to a term of fifteen years, the statutory minimum. 18 U.S.C. § 924(e). Wilson appeals, arguing primarily that the evidence that he possessed the gun was too thin to support a conviction. The evidence was sufficient, and we affirm the judgment. Wilson also argues that his sentence should not have been enhanced…
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