UNITED STATES v. PROTO

No. 22-3424.

91 F.4th 929 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Howard PROTO, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 29, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Paul C. Engh , of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Andrew Dunne , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN.

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


William Proto, Jr., was convicted on drug trafficking and firearms charges. At a jury trial, the district court* admitted evidence of a prior arrest and conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. On appeal, Proto challenges the admissibility of this evidence under Federal Rule...

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