Legal Opinion
United States v. Jacques George Simon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1985No. 84-5188PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jacques George Simon was convicted by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. app. § 1202(a)(1) (1982), which prohibits the receipt or possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The district court 1 sentenced Simon to a term of two years. On appeal he contends that the district court erred in admitting drug related evidence at trial, and that the prosecutor impermissibly dwelled on this evidence in irrelevant, sensational detail. We affirm Simon’s conviction.
On March 22, 1984, Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant for hashish and cocaine…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. DeLunaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Richard WienerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Joseph EvansCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Jane Elizabeth Milham, United States of America v. Calvin MerchantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Robert R. HutchingsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Thomas v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2005
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- United States v. Byron Keith ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Lloyd Eugene ButcherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Jerry Wayne WoolbrightCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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