Legal Opinion

United States v. Pulliam

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 28, 2009No. 08-2454, 08-2986PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Joseph Pulliam guilty of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of marijuana, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e), and 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). The district court 1 sentenced Pulliam to 180 months’ imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently. Pulliam argues that the government withheld Brady material warranting a new trial and that the district court improperly enhanced his sentence by finding that a prior conviction for unlawful use of a weapon qualified as a “violent felony.” We…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. United States v. JeanpierreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  2. United States v. Christopher McGeeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Randy FordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  4. United States v. Kendrick MaidCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. Steven HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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