Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , th e court has determined that this opinion should not * be publishe d an d is not precede nt except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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rom t h e U n i t ed S t ates D i st ri ctC ou rt f or t h e W est ern D i st ri ctof T exas U SD C N o. 7: 09- C R

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- a- f i rearm c onvi c t i on under18 U
. S. C
. § 922( g) ( 1)
. H e c l ai m s t he di st r i c tc our ts houl d have gran t ed hi s m ot i on f or a j u dg m en tof

acqu i t t alun der Feder alR ul e o f C r i m i nal Proc edur e 2 9. U nder§ 922( g) ( 1) , t he G ove r nm entm usts how : t he def endantw as previ ou sl y convic t ed of a fel on y; he p osses sed a f i rearm ; an d, t h e f

i rearm tr a v e le d in , o r a ffe c te d , in te r s ta te co m m e r c e . E
. g. , Un itedS ta tes v. D a ug h er ty , United States Court of App eals

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2 26 4 F. 3d5 13 , 515 ( 5t h C i r . 200 1)
. Pos s e s s i o n ca n be ac t ualorc o ns t r uc t ive a nd
m a yb e p r o v e n b ycir c u m s ta n tia l e v id e n c e . E
. g. , Un i t ed Stat es v. D e Leon , 170 F. 3d 494, 496 ( 5t h C i r . 1999) (c i t i ng Un i t ed States v. Jo n es , 133 F. 3d 358, 362 ( 5t h C i r . 1988)
. N a va rett e havi ng pr ope r l y m ove d f orj udgm entof

ac qui t t al
u n d e r R u le 2 9 , o u rco u r t m u s t c o n s id e r , de no vo , “ w h et h er, vi ew i n g t h e evi den ce i n t he l i ghtm os tfavor abl e t o t he go ver nm ent , a r at i onalt r i erof fac tc oul d have fo u n d th e e s s e n tia l e le m e n ts o f th e o ffe n s e b e y o n d a r e a s o n a b le d o u b t”
. Un i t ed St at e s v . G ree r , 1 3 7 F. 3d 247, 249 ( 5t h C i r . 1998) (c i t i ng Un itedS ta tes v. B ell , 6 7 8 F .2 d 5 4 7 , 5 4 9 (5 th C ir .1 9 8 2 ) (e n b a n c ), aff’d , 4 6 2 U .S
. 3 5 6 (19 8 3 )). N ava ret t e di d n otpresent evi den ce at t ri al
. H e st i pu l ated: h e ha d been
c o n v ic te d p r e v io u s lyo f a fe lo n y ; a n d , th e fir e a r m s in q u e s tio n h a d tr a v e le d in or af fect ed i n t erst ate c om m erce. H e contends the G overnm en tfai l ed to sh ow h e p oss ess ed eit h er th e . 2 2 or . 4 5 calib er fi rea rm l i sted i n the i n d i ctm en t. O ffi ce rs t est i f

i ed they recovered t h e . 45 cal iber pi st olf rom un der N a v a r e tt e ’ s m a tt r e s s , a s w e ll a s a .4 5 ca lib e rb u lle t fr o m i n s i d e a b o xin h is
c l os et ; t he bo x al so c ont ai ned m ar ij uana. Nav a r e t t e a d m i t t e d t he m ar ij uana w as h i s. W h en a n O ffic e r stated the re w a s n o fi rea rm i n side th a t box , N a va rette asked hi s gi rl f

ri en d w h ere h i s gu n w as. B oxes of bu l l et s f ou n d i n t h e sam e cl oset
w ere t he sa m e c al iber (
. 22) as t he pi st ol f ound i n N avar et t e’ s fat her ’ s cl ose t. V i ew i n g th i s ev i d en ce in th e req u i sit e l i gh t m ost fav ora b l e to th e G ov ern m en t,
a r at i on a ltrier of

fac tc oul d have f

ound, be yond a r eas onabl e do ubt , t hat N a v a r e tt e p o s s e s s e d e ith e rfir e a r m . S ee G ree r , 137 F. 3da t2 49
. Eve n a s s um i ng t h e m ot i on f

or j u dg m en tof

acqu i t t alshou l d h ave been gran t ed f or t h e . 22 cal iber f i r e a r m , t he c o nv i c t i o n s t i l ls t a nd s b e c a us e a r e a s o na b l e j ur o rc o ul d h ave c o n v ic te d b a s e d o n th e .4 5 ca lib e rfir e a r m . AF F I RMED. Case: 09-50624 Document: 00511084552 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/19/2010