United States v. Morrison, Jr., No. 13-1361 (8th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for unlawful possession of marijuana as a previously convicted felon. The court concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of the firearm-purchasing scheme as context for defendant's unlawful possession of the ammunition; the disputed evidence in this case demonstrated the circumstances surrounding the offense and tended logically to prove one or more elements of defendant's unlawful possession of ammunition; evidence of the firearm-purchasing scheme was probative of defendant's knowledge and explained how and why he used another individual to acquire prohibited ammunition; and recent straw purchases by the individual arguably played an integral role in the offense of conviction. Accordingly, the court affirmed the district court's judgment.
Court Description: Criminal case - Criminal law. The district court did not err in admitting evidence of defendant's straw-purchasing scheme as context for the charged offense of unlawful possession of ammunition, as the evidence demonstrated the circumstances surrounding the offense, tended to prove one or more of its elements and was probative of defendant's knowledge.
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