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No. 06-4156
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Norfolk. Henry Coke Morgan, Jr., Senior
District Judge. (2:05-cr-00095-HCM)
Submitted:
Decided:
September 6, 2006
PER CURIAM:
McAllen Mathurim appeals his conviction of one count of
felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18
U.S.C. 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2) (2000).
that the district court erred in denying his motion for judgment of
acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to sustain the
jurys verdict.
We affirm.
(4th
Cir.
1997).
[A]n
appellate
courts
reversal
of
cases
where
the
prosecutions
failure
is
clear.
United
A jurys
support
conclusion
reasonable doubt.
of
the
defendants
guilt
beyond
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the
defendant
previously
had
been
convicted
of
crime
United States v.
Mathurim
Possession
may
be
actual
or
constructive.
United
A person has
United States v. Scott, 424 F.3d 431, 435 (4th Cir.), cert.
dispense
with
oral
argument
because
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the
facts
and
legal
AFFIRMED
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