Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles F. Whiton

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 19, 1995No. 94-2629PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Charles F. Whiton appeals from the judgment of conviction entered by the district court 1 following his conditional guilty plea to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm after having been committed to a mental institution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4). We affirm.

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On November 2,1990, Whiton was involuntarily admitted to the Wichita Falls State Hospital (Hospital) in Wichita Falls, Texas, after his girlfriend had alerted authorities that Whiton was exhibiting bizarre behavior. On November 8, 1990, after receiving certificates of medical examination from…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Erwin & Erwin v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Klinger v. Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. Robert Scott Moreland, A/K/A Robert S. Moreland, A/K/A "Bobby" v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Klinger v. Nebraska Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. United States v. Laurence G. WatersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Women Prisoners of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Thomas Lee Midgett, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  3. Stefen Escamilla v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  4. Keevan v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. Kilcullen v. New York State Department of TransportationDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1999

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