U.S. v. HILL

No. 14-12294 Non-Argument Calendar.

799 F.3d 1318 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross Appellant, v. Tywan HILL, Defendant-Appellant Cross Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Thomas Rivero , Kathleen Mary Salyer , Christopher Barrett Browne , Assistant U.S. Attorney, Wifredo A. Ferrer , Jonathan E. Kobrinski , Harold E. Schimkat , Emily M. Smachetti , U.S. Attorney'S Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee Cross Appellant.

Scott William Sakin , Scott W. Sakin, PA, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant Cross Appellee.

Before HULL, WILSON, and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges.


Tywan Hill was found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Hill appeals his conviction, contending that the jury instruction for constructive possession should have included the term "knowingly," and the district court's denial of his request to modify the instructions to reflect...

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