U.S. v. PAYNE-OWENS

No. 15-3445.

845 F.3d 868 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Christopher Tracy PAYNE-OWENS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant was James Samuel Nelson of West Des Moines, IA.

Counsel who represented the appellee was Mikaela Jo Shotwell , AUSA, of Des Moines, IA.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, MURPHY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


A jury found Christopher Payne-Owens guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon and unlawful drug user, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), (3), and the district court1 sentenced him to 63 months in prison. Payne-Owens filed this timely appeal. He contends the district court erred...

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