U.S. v. ACHTER

No. 94-3177.

52 F.3d 753 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leslie Allen ACHTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Rosanswank, Cape Girardeau, MO, for appellant.

Larry H. Ferrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Circuit Judge.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Leslie Achter appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e) (1988 & Supp. V 1993). Achter argues that the district court1 erred in granting the Government's motion to exclude evidence of the defenses of public authority and entrapment by estoppel. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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