U.S. v. PAYTON

Nos. 96-1814, 97-1040.

159 F.3d 49 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. James PAYTON, aka James Perkins, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian T. Stapleton, Stamford, CT, for Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

Karen L. Peck, Assistant United States Attorney, New Haven, CT (Christopher F. Droney, United States Attorney, District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT, of counsel), for Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Before: KEARSE and CARDAMONE, Circuit Judges, and LEISURE, District Judge.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:

Defendant James Payton appeals from a judgment, which was entered on December 6, 1996 in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut before Judge Alan H. Nevas, convicting him of being a felon in possession of a firearm shipped in interstate commerce. The government cross-appeals. Several of the issues raised during the trial and the sentencing proceedings challenge the district...

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