IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 98-40542
Summary Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
VERSUS
MATHY WADE ROBERTS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
(1:97-CR-82-1)
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January 7, 1999
Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Mathy Roberts was convicted of possession of a firearm by a
felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). On appeal, he challenges
only the sufficiency of the evidence.
The standard of review is whether any rational trier of fact
could have found that the evidence established guilt beyond a
reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307, 318 (1979).
* 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should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
The evidence here plainly meets that standard.
Roberts was driving a car that was being pursued by police.
A citizen saw a silver reflective object fly out of the driver's
side window. The witness called police and told them where the
object had landed. There they found a large stainless-steel
firearm. There were no other objects in the area.
The jury easily could have found that the gun that was found
was thrown by Roberts. It takes little imagination, therefore, to
conclude that he had “possessed” it in the vehicle.
AFFIRMED.
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