U.S. v. BOWENS

Nos. 18-5636/5637.

938 F.3d 790 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamal BOWENS (18-5636); Lee Hope (18-5637), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Tyrone J. Paylor , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant in 18-5636. Alexander C. Wharton , THE WHARTON LAW FIRM, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant in 18-5637. Marques T. Young , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Tyrone J. Paylor , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant in 18-5636. Alexander C. Wharton , THE WHARTON LAW FIRM, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant in 18-5637. Marques T. Young , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: ROGERS, GRIFFIN, and NALBANDIAN.


OPINION

A jury convicted Jamal Bowens and Lee Hope of possessing firearms while being unlawful users of marijuana, a controlled substance, after they were arrested with guns and marijuana in May 2017. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). There was sufficient evidence of the defendants' regular and repeated use...

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