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U.S. v. ABDUSH-SHAKUR

No. 05-3147.

465 F.3d 458 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shakir ABDUSH-SHAKUR, formerly known as Leonard Scott Cunningham, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

October 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim I. Martin, Assistant United States Attorney (Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, on the brief), Kansas City, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Melissa Harrison, Assistant Federal Public Defender (David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender, on the briefs), Kansas City, KS, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HENRY, ANDERSON and O'BRIEN, Circuit Judges.

O'BRIEN, Circuit Judge.

On December 2, 2004, Shakir Abdush-Shakur, an inmate at the United States Prison at Leavenworth, was convicted of attempted murder, and possession of a handmade knife by a prison inmate, arising out of the May 18, 2003 stabbing of prison Senior Officer Specialist, Timothy McDonald. On March 9, 2005, he was sentenced to a total of 240 months imprisonment. He appeals from his conviction alleging various trial errors. We affirm.

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