United States v. Buckner

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The Eighth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence concerning a prior 2015 shooting in light of the strong probative value of the evidence and admitting the evidence was not unfairly prejudicial to defendant. The court also held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting certain evidence relating to defendant's prior felony conviction in 2006 for reckless use of a firearm, resulting in a gunshot wound, under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). Furthermore, the district court gave a limiting instruction to the jury. View "United States v. Buckner" on Justia Law