Case Explained: United States of America v. Otis Rollins, Jr

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Filed: 2026-06-17 The eighth-circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment convicting Otis Rollins, Jr. of two counts of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(1)(A). The court held that the evidence, including Rollins’s stipulation that he knowingly provided false information regarding his felony conviction, drug use, restraining order, and domestic violence misdemeanor on ATF Form 4473, supported the denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal under a de novo standard and denied his request for a new trial under an abuse of discretion standard. Regarding sentencing, the court found no abuse of discretion in imposing a within-guidelines 30-month prison sentence, applying the deferential reasonableness standard established in *United States v. Feemster* and presuming reasonableness for sentences within properly calculated guidelines ranges. Because appointed counsel filed an *Anders* brief finding no nonfrivolous issues after reviewing the record pursuant to *Penson v. Ohio*, the court granted counsel leave to withdraw from the case. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.