United States v. Curtis Adams

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Curtis Adams appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, the district court 1 granted the government’s motion in limine to admit evidence of Adams’s previous convictions for firearm offenses under Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence to show that Adams, had the required intent and knowledge to possess the firearm. Adams argues that the evidence of these prior convictions should have been excluded. We affirm.

I. Background

On May 28, 2013, six police detectives approached a group of individuals in Kin-lock, Missouri, after observing…