Legal Opinion
United States v. Bret Tschacher
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2012No. 11-2681PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
A jury found Bret Tschacher guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). On appeal, Tschacher argues that the district court 1 erred by (1) per mitting Tschacher to represent himself pro se, (2) denying his motion to suppress evidence recovered from a warrantless search of his vehicle, and (3) denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to prove that Tschacher knowingly possessed the weapons discovered in the truck that he was driving. We affirm.
I. Background
Tschacher was…
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