Legal Opinion

United States v. Paul Melvin Letts

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 31, 2001No. 00-2310PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Paul Melvin Letts appeals his conviction and sentence for being an illegal user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm — a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). Letts challenges his conviction by contending, for the first time on appeal, that § 922(g)(3) is unconstitutional. Letts challenges his sentence by contending that the district court 1 erred when it found that Letts possessed firearms in connection with another felony offense, resulting in a four level enhancement under U.S.S.G § 2K2.1(b)(5). Letts also claims he possessed the firearms for lawful sporting…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. United States v. Gary E. ChesneyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. CondrenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. Keith Bernard Crenshaw, United States of America v. Kamil Hakeem Johnson, United States of America v. Timothy Kevin McGruderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. Dennis Joseph HadashCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  3. United States v. SeayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. People v. HouserColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. United States v. Kempis-BonolaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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