United States v. Ler Wah Guide, No. 17-2431 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The court held that defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to a jury trial when he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic abuse in 2013. Therefore, defendant was barred from possessing the firearm.
Court Description: Kelly, Author, with Gruender and Beam, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law. The record established that defendant knowingly and voluntarily waived his right to a jury trial in his 2013 misdemeanor domestic abuse conviction and he was barred from possessing a firearm.
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