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U.S. v. CHRISTY

No. 10-3527.

647 F.3d 768 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard Lee CHRISTY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Herrold , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Des Moines, IA , argued (Nicholas Drees, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.

Shannon L. Olson , Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines , IA, argued ( Nicholas A. Klinefeldt , U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MURPHY and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSON, District Judge.

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Richard Christy guilty of unlawful possession of firearms as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court2 sentenced Christy to 204 months' imprisonment. Christy appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court erred by not submitting his proposed alibi instruction to the jury. We affirm.

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A grand jury returned a one-count indictment...

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