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U.S. v. WRIGHT

No. 03-13359.

392 F.3d 1269 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesse WRIGHT, Jr., a.k.a. Jessie Wright, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig L. Crawford, R. Fletcher Peacock, Tanya D. Wilson, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Fed. Pub. Defender's Office, Orlando, FL, Adam Benjamin Allen, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Susan Hollis Rothstein-Youakim, Tamra Phipps, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and PRYOR and FAY, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted appellant Jesse Wright of one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924. The government alleged that Wright was in knowing possession of the weapon when Mulberry, Florida, police officers arrested him for driving under the influence. As part of its case, the government used Wright's resistance to arrest as evidence of knowing possession. The defendant challenges his conviction...

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