U.S. v. EVANS

No. 16-1485.

851 F.3d 830 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Michael L. EVANS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 23, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin G. Davids, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (Tammy Dickinson, U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant.

Rebecca L. Kurz, Research and Writing Specialist, Office of the Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO (Laine Cardarella, Fed. Public Defender, William J. Raymond, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Officers discovered a firearm in Michael L. Evans's possession during a search of his person incident to arrest for an unrelated crime. Evans thereafter was charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). The government appeals from the district...

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