Legal Opinion
United States v. Powell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 29, 1995No. 94-1487PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Following a five-day jury trial, defendant-appellant Charles Powell was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was then sentenced to the statutory maximum of 120 months’ imprisonment. Powell challenges his conviction and sentence orí a variety of grounds. After carefully reading the record and considering Powell’s arguments, we affirm.
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A General Background
At shortly after 2:00 p.m. on October 7, 1992, Powell was standing outside of his truck. He was holding food and conversing with Arvetta Boykins — his girlfriend — and…
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