Legal Opinion
United States v. Concha
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 1, 2000No. 99-2171PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Joseph Santana Concha was convicted of assault and of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Because he had at least three previous convictions for violent felonies, his sentence was enhanced under the Armed Career Criminal Act. On appeal, Concha challenges both his conviction and the sentence enhancement. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
Concha argues that his conviction must be reversed because the district court gave a “deliberate ignorance” instruction to the jury when there was no evidence that Con-cha deliberately ignored…
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