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U.S. v. BROWN

No. 09-5431.

617 F.3d 857 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. David E. BROWN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 24, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Christopher D. Poole , Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Mary Ellen Coleman , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Debra A. Breneman , Assistant United States Attorney, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Mary Ellen Coleman , Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: SUTTON and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges; JONKER, District Judge.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury convicted David Brown of being a felon in possession of a firearm. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Brown moved for a post-verdict judgment of acquittal, arguing that the sole evidence presented against him at trial—his confession—could not support the jury's verdict. Invoking the "corroboration rule," the district court agreed with Brown and acquitted him. The United...

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