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U.S. v. BELL

No. 99-13232 Non-Argument Calendar.

214 F.3d 1299 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley Lee BELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristen Gartman Rogers, SAL-Federal Public Defender, Daniel H. Wannamaker, Federal Public Defender, Christopher Knight, Federal Public Defender, Federal Defenders Organization, Inc., Mobile, AL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard W. Moore, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

Defendant Wesley Lee Bell appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He argues that the district court erred in not allowing him to introduce evidence supporting a justification defense. According to Bell's proffer, he possessed the firearm to protect himself against individuals who had shot at and threatened him several days earlier. We affirm on the ground that the...

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