Legal Opinion
United States v. Bynum
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2012No. 11-1156, 11-1287PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
After a jury trial, Lyons Lonnie Bynum was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. Bynum appeals his conviction, and the Government cross-appeals the sentence. We affirm the conviction, vacate the sentence, and remand for resentencing.
I. BACKGROUND
The evidence at trial was as follows. Bynum telephoned his girlfriend Stephanie Anderson at approximately 1:00 a.m. on July 16, 2009, and asked her for a ride. According to Anderson, when she met him, Bynum showed her…
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