U.S. v. MORALES

No. 11-5505.

687 F.3d 697 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edwing Ronal MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Peter J. Strianse , Tune, Entrekin & White, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Philip H. Wehby , United States Attorney's Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: BOGGS, NORRIS, and KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Edwing Ronal Morales appeals his convictions for two counts of making false statements during the purchase of a firearm from a federally licensed dealer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(6), following a jury trial. He raises three issues on appeal. First, Morales argues that the district court erred in denying his Rule 29(a) motion for judgments of acquittal. Specifically, he argues that his misrepresentations...

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