SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the conviction of Lance Majestic House of being an felon in possession of a handgun three years ago in Sioux Falls.
United States Attorney Randy Seiler says House argued that the district court made an error in denying his motion to suppress photographic evidence and that tainted witness identifications of House as the suspect.
Witnesses saw a man pointing a handgun at another man in central Sioux Falls. The descriptions at each location were nearly identical. When confronted by police, House ran.
Law enforcement showed a photo lineup that included House to the eyewitnesses, each of whom chose the photograph of House as matching the man they saw.
House was indicted by a grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm. At his trial the jury returned a guilty verdict, and House was sentenced to 78 months in prison.