U.S. v. GAINES

Docket No. 00-1665.

295 F.3d 293 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James GAINES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Stachowski, Buffalo, NY, for Appellant.

Joel L. Violanti, Assistant United States Attorney, Buffalo, N.Y. (Kathleen M. Mehltretter, United States Attorney, Buffalo, NY, of counsel), for Appellee.

Before CARDAMONE, McLAUGHLIN, and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges.


CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.

Defendant James Gaines (defendant or appellant) was convicted, following a jury trial, of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), a statute that makes it unlawful for a person having previously been convicted of a felony to possess a firearm. Judgment on this conviction was entered on September 26, 2000 in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Skretny, J.), and defendant was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment...

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