United States v. Jerry Winford Pruett

788 F.2d 1395

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,

v.

Jerry Winford PRUETT, Appellant.

No. 85-1732.

United States Court of Appeals,

Eighth Circuit.

Submitted Jan. 14, 1986.

Decided April 22, 1986.

James Delworth, Asst. Federal Public Defender, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

David Rosen, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and ROSS, Circuit Judge.

LAY, Chief Judge.

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Jerry Winford Pruett appeals from a jury verdict convicting him of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. Sec. 1202(a)(1) (1982). Pruett cites…