U.S. v. PARKER

Nos. 16-2541, 16-2598, 16-3086, 16-3334, 16-3335.

871 F.3d 590 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Darryl PARKER, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Veltrez Black, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Jabari Johnson, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Tywin Bender, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Tywin Bender, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 12, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Paulsen , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Frederick J. Goetz , Goetz & Eckland, Rabea Jamal Zayed , Dorsey & Whitney, Robert August Lengeling , Beito & Lengeling, Paul C. Engh , Paul Engh Law Office, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendants-Appellants.

Darryl Parker, Pro se.

Veltrez Black, Pro se.

Jabari Johnson, Pro se.

Tywin Bender, Pro se.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, COLLOTON and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


This is the consolidated appeal of four of eleven individuals indicted and convicted of conspiring to possess firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 922(g)(1). The conspiracy involved gang members with felony convictions who enlisted "straw purchasers," i.e., associates who could pass the requisite background...

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