Legal Opinion
United States v. David Griffith
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 26, 2015No. 14-1976PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Police found shotgun parts in a car Appellant David Griffith was driving. A jury convicted Griffith for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. Griffith asks us to reverse his conviction, asserting the Government did not produce sufficient evidence to show he had knowledge of the .firearm in the car. In the alternative, Griffith seeks a new trial because he contends the district court 1 improperly instructed the jury regarding possession.Because there was sufficient evidence of knowledge and because the district court did not improperly instruct the jury, we affirm.
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