U.S. v. RANKIN

No. 89-2296.

902 F.2d 1344 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Elbert RANKIN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1990.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn P. Taylor, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Dean R. Hoag, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON and ROSS, Senior Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 22, 1990.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Elbert Rankin was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1988), by being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. On appeal, he argues that there is insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction, that evidence of other wrongful acts was erroneously admitted at his trial, that the district court improperly rejected a jury instruction proffered by him, and...

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