U.S. v. CHRISTIAN

No. 17-1799.

893 F.3d 846 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyrone Dexter CHRISTIAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 26, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Daniel A. Bihrle , Grant E. Mitchell , UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Timothy VerHey , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Daniel A. Bihrle , Grant E. Mitchell , Lucille A. Jewel, Wesley S. Love , Jack F. Smith , UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Timothy VerHey , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

GILMAN, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which STRANCH, J., joined. ROGERS, J. (pp. 871-77), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.


OPINION

Tyrone Christian was convicted by a jury for (1) possessing a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); (2) being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); and (3) possessing a firearm in furtherance of...

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