U.S. v. WYATT

No. 16-1729.

853 F.3d 454 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley B. WYATT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Goldberg , Research and Writing Specialist, Office of the Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO ( Lain Cardarella , Fed. Public Defender, Stephen C. Moss , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellant.

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

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


A jury found Wesley Wyatt guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court2 sentenced Wyatt to a prison term of 262 months. On appeal, Wyatt contends the indictment charged him with receipt (not possession) of a firearm, and thus the district...

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