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United States v. Larry P. Raymer, 11th Cir. (2015)
United States v. Larry P. Raymer, 11th Cir. (2015)
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Case: 15-11093
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Here, the evidence showed that Raymer had previously pled guilty to
illegally possessing a firearm, and that ammunition was found at the property
occupied by him on July 11 and 17. The places where the ammunition was found
were open and under the control of Raymer, and no one else was living at the
apartment complex. Moreover, the district court considered testimony that: (1)
Raymer carried a .32 caliber revolver every day and .32 caliber ammunition was
found; (2) he had a .22 caliber rifle and .22 caliber rifle ammunition was found;
and (3) he had a shotgun and shotgun ammunition was found. Thus, the evidence
shows by a preponderance of the evidence that Raymer had constructive
possession of the ammunition. See Perez, 661 F.3d at 576.
Furthermore, Raymers credibility argument is without merit. The
credibility of a witness is in the province of the factfinder, and we will not
ordinarily review the factfinders determination of credibility unless no
reasonable factfinder could accept it. See United States v. Copeland, 20 F.3d 412,
413 (11th Cir. 1994) (per curiam); see also United States v. Ramirez-Chilel, 289
F.3d 744, 749 (11th Cir. 2002). Raymer has not met that threshold, but even if a
reasonable factfinder chose not to accept Raymers wifes testimony, the other
information before the court still supported the revocation of Raymers supervised
release.
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