U.S. v. SPENCE

No. 12-5112.

721 F.3d 1224 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin Ryan SPENCE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 9, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Patrick Widell , Assistant Federal Defender ( Julia L. O'Connell , Federal Public Defender, with him on the brief), Tulsa, OK, for Defendant-Appellant.

Leena Alam , Assistant United States Attorney ( Danny C. Williams, Sr. , United States Attorney, Northern District of Oklahoma, with her on the brief), Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before HARTZ, McKAY, and MATHESON, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of possessing a firearm and ammunition after former conviction of a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and § 924(e)(1). He was sentenced to 180 months' imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release. This appeal followed. Defendant argues the district court erred in excluding the proposed testimony of his biological father that Defendant had never before seen the...

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