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Parties Involved:
Keith Parker
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not *

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.

R. 47.5.4.

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-30716

Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee

v.

KEITH PARKER,

Defendant-Appellant

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Middle District of Louisiana

USDC No. 3:05-CR-89-1

Before GARZA, DENNIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Keith Parker argues that the

district court abused its discretion in denying his motion to sever his felon-inpossession-of-a-firearm count because, despite a cautionary jury instruction, the

fact of his prior conviction alone created substantial jury prejudice warranting

reversal. This argument is foreclosed by United States v. Bullock, 71 F.3d 171,

175 (5th Cir. 1995), which held that proper jury instructions are sufficient to

cure any possible prejudice resulting from the joinder of a felon-in-possession-ofUnited States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

F I L E D

February 12, 2010

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

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a-firearm count. The Government’s motion for summary affirmance is

GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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