United States v. Waln, No. 18-1812 (8th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for two counts of possession of a stolen firearm. The court held that defendant could not establish substantial prejudice and there was no reversible error in the district court's decision to allow an expert witness to testify as to the interstate nexus component of the possession of a stolen firearm charge; there was sufficient evidence to convict defendant of possessing the Savage rifle; the district court did not err in declining to group counts which did not involve the same victims, acts, or transactions; and the district court did not err in applying an obstruction of justice enhancement based on a specific finding that defendant knowingly swore falsely.
Court Description: Magnuson, Author, with Loken and Erickson, Circuit Judges] Criminal case - Criminal law and sentencing. The evidence was sufficient to support defendant's conviction for possession of a stolen firearm; claim of reversible error under Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(a)(1)(G) rejected in the absence of any prejudice; the district court did not err in declining to group counts which did not involve the same victims, acts or transactions; under the circumstances, the district court did not err in declining to apply an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction; no error in applying an obstruction-of-justice enhancements under Guidelines Sec. 3C1.1 where defendant testified falsely at trial.
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