U.S. v. COCKERHAM

No. 05-1351.

417 F.3d 919 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Dennis Eugene COCKERHAM, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 8, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Tasset, for appellant.

Jeffrey C. Clapper, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux Falls, SD, for appellee.

Before MELLOY, HEANEY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Eugene Cockerham was convicted of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and sentenced to a term of 70 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. For reversal, Cockerham argues that the district court erred in admitting his 1995 and 1997 convictions into evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). We affirm.

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