United States v. Jackson, No. 09-6216 (10th Cir. 2010)
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FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit May 26, 2010 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Elisabeth A. Shumaker TENTH CIRCUIT Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, No. 09-6216 (D.C. No. 5:09-CR-00127-R-1) (W.D. Okla.) v. JAMEO LYNN JACKSON, Defendant - Appellant. ORDER AND JUDGMENT * Before BRISCOE, Chief Judge, HAWKINS ** and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. Jameo L. Jackson ( Jackson ) appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), claiming insufficient properly admitted evidence linking him to the guns at issue. We affirm. Jackson first claims, pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), that the trial court erred in allowing the government to introduce evidence that the * This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1. ** The Honorable Michael Daly Hawkins, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation. firearms were stolen to show Jackson s bad character. However, the record indicates the government only used evidence of the guns provenance to demonstrate Jackson s knowledge of the weapons existence. Specifically, the government introduced evidence that the weapons were stolen from a man named Daniel Carnow and that Jackson possessed other property that was stolen from Carnow. Because the government sufficiently connected Jackson to the other property belonging to Carnow, the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence for the purpose of establishing Jackson s knowledge of the guns presence in the backpack. See United States v. Herndon, 982 F.2d 1411, 1414 15 (10th Cir. 1992); see also Huddleston v. United States, 485 U.S. 681, 689 90 (1988). Jackson next challenges the denial of his motion to suppress Jackson s statements during and after booking because he claims the government s actions violated the Fourth Amendment and Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510 2520. The record, however, establishes that Jackson lacked both a subjective and objective expectation of privacy in those statements. See United States v. Longoria, 177 F.3d 1179, 1181 82 (10th Cir. 1999); see also United States v. Turner, 209 F.3d 1198, 1200 1201 (10th Cir. 2000). Nor does Jackson cite any authority for his constitutional claim, and the record cannot support finding a violation of -2- Jackson s Fourth Amendment right to privacy. See Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517, 527 28 (1984). Jackson also argues the prosecutor improperly invoked his decision to remain silent after receiving his Miranda warning when the prosecutor questioned Jackson about his statements during booking. We review Jackson s claim for plain error. See United States v. Gonzalez-Huerta, 403 F.3d 727, 732 (10th Cir. 2005). Jackson concedes that it was clear from the context the Government was trying to establish that appellant s statement was not in response to interrogation. . . . We agree and, again, find no support in the record for Jackson s claim that the error affected the outcome of the district court proceeding. See id. at 732 33 (citing United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625, 632 (2002). Finally, Jackson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, claiming the government did not produce evidence to support finding Jackson knowingly possessed a firearm. See United States v. Taylor, 113 F.3d 1136, 1144 (10th Cir. 1997). The cases Jackson cites are distinguishable. See United States v. Hishaw, 235 F.3d 565, 571 72 (10th Cir. 2000); United States v. Blue, 957 F.2d 106, 107 08 (4th Cir. 1992). Given the record describing the provenance of the guns, Jackson s actions leading to his arrest, and his statements during booking, the government met its burden to present evidence to show some connection or nexus between the defendant and the firearm or other contraband. See United States v. Mills, 29 F.3d 545, 549 (10th Cir. 1994). -3- AFFIRMED. Entered for the Court Michael Daly Hawkins Senior Circuit Judge -4-
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