U.S. v. MASSEY

No. 05-3261.

462 F.3d 843 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Darrell Wayne MASSEY, Sr., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 11, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Kansas City, MO (Todd P. Graves, U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellant.

Ann M. Koszuth, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, argued, Springfield, MO (Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, on the brief), for appellee.

Before ARNOLD and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Darrell Massey pleaded guilty to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). At sentencing, the district judge2 ultimately determined that Mr. Massey possessed the weapons solely for sporting or collection purposes. The judge then sentenced the defendant to three years of probation. The government appealed and we affirm.

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