U.S. v. LOCKETT

No. 04-1109.

393 F.3d 834 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin Dewayne LOCKETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manny K. Atwal, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Joseph T. Dixon, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, HANSEN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Melvin Dewayne Lockett was convicted by a jury of being an armed career criminal in possession of a firearm and of possessing an unregistered firearm, and he was sentenced by the district court1 to 262 months. Lockett appeals, arguing that the district court erred in admitting inculpatory statements obtained in violation of his Miranda rights and that there was insufficient...

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