United States v. Ellva Slaughter, Also Known as Ricardo Slaughter

Defendant appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles L. Brieant, Judge), convicting him, after a jury trial, of knowingly and intentionally possessing a firearm and ammunition, in and affecting commerce, after having previously been convicted of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).

Defendant raises five separate challenges to his conviction and sentence. We consider each in turn.

Defendant argues that the District Court failed to impanel an impartial jury by erroneously denying a defense challenge to a juror and by…