Case Explained: United States of America v. Rasheem Damonte Bogan

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Filed: 2026-07-28 The eighth-circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of Rasheem Bogan’s pretrial motions to dismiss his RICO conspiracy and felon-in-possession indictments. Regarding the RICO charge, the court held that the Juvenile Delinquency Act (JDA) does not bar the use of a defendant’s juvenile conduct as a predicate act in an adult continuing-crime prosecution if the defendant ratified that participation through continued involvement in the conspiracy after reaching the age of majority. Applying de novo review, the court found Bogan’s post-majority ratification sufficient to carry the conspiracy into his adulthood, rendering the JDA inapplicable and rejecting his argument that *Roper v. Simmons* precluded such consideration. Regarding the felon-in-possession charge under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the court affirmed the denial of dismissal because the constitutional challenge was foreclosed by binding Eighth Circuit precedent, specifically *United States v. Jackson*. The practical consequence is that Bogan’s conviction and sentence stand. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.