Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Boman
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2016No. 14-3312PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Donald Boman (Boman) of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. The district court 1 sentenced him to 262 months in prison. On appeal, Boman argues the district court committed five reversible errors: the court improperly (1) excluded the introduction of “reverse” Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) evidence relating to a criminal conviction of the victim, Marcus Brown (Brown); (2) excluded, under Federal Rule of Evidence 403, evidence relating to proof of Brown’s motive and bias against Boman; (3) admitted Brown’s 911 phone call under the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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