Legal Opinion
United States v. McPike
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 17, 2008No. 07-1405PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Shelton McPike of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), and the district court 1 sentenced him to 120 months’ imprisonment. McPike challenges statements offered during his trial as inadmissible hearsay and his sentence as unreasonable. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm his conviction and sentence.
The firearm in question initially was purchased by Scott Byron. Nicolas Win-mill then took it from Byron during an altercation over narcotics. Nicolas Win-mill hid the firearm in bushes outside…
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