United States v. Aaron Winters, Jr. ( 2019 )


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  •                  United States Court of Appeals
    For the Eighth Circuit
    ___________________________
    No. 19-1648
    ___________________________
    United States of America
    lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee
    v.
    Aaron E. Winters, Jr.
    lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant
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    Appeal from United States District Court
    for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
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    Submitted: December 20, 2019
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    [Unpublished]
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    Before STRAS, WOLLMAN, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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    PER CURIAM.
    Aaron E. Winters, Jr., appeals the district court’s1 denial of a certificate of
    innocence under 
    28 U.S.C. § 2513
    . Our review of the record satisfies us that the
    1
    The Honorable Brian C. Wimes, United States District Judge for the Western
    District of Missouri.
    district court did not abuse its discretion as the factual record indicates that Winters
    possessed the firearm as charged, that his possession constituted additional offenses
    against the United States and the State of Missouri, and Winters’s own conduct
    brought about his prosecution. See United States v. Racing Servs., Inc., 
    580 F.3d 710
    , 713 (8th Cir. 2009) (petitioner for certificate of innocence must persuade district
    judge he is “truly innocent of all crimes to qualify for civil damage relief” under 
    28 U.S.C. § 1495
    ) (emphasis in original); see also United States v. Mills, 
    773 F.3d 563
    ,
    567-69 (4th Cir. 2014) (petitioner whose conviction for being felon in possession of
    firearm had been vacated was properly denied certificate of innocence under § 2513
    where he was charged with possessing guns and that possession constituted other
    crimes). The judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 19-1648

Filed Date: 12/30/2019

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/30/2019