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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1993

United States v. Leonard Carter, Jr.

United States v. Leonard Carter, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided September 27, 1993 · McMillian, Hansen, Arnold
5 F.3d 1134; 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 24675; 1993 WL 374142 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Cynthia M. Howlett, Clayton, MO, argued, for appellant., Thomas J. Mehan, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellee.

United States v. Leonard Carter, Jr.

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Opinion

*1135 PER CURIAM.

Leonard Carter, Jr., appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He argues that the district court erred by allowing the government to introduce into evidence more than one of his prior felony convictions because the additional evidence was not a necessary element of the crime, and it amounted to evidence of Carter’s character or that Carter was acting in conformity therewith. This argument fails. When “felon” status is at issue, “it is not error to allow the government to prove multiple convictions even though proof of only one conviction is required.” United States v. Saffeels, 982 F.2d 1199, 1208 (8th Cir. 1992), petition for cert. filed, — U.S. —, 114 S.Ct. 41, 126 L.Ed.2d 12 (1993).

Accordingly, we affirm.

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