United States First Circuit

Conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon, and sentence as an armed career criminal, are affirmed where: 1) possession of a sawed-off shotgun is a "violent felony" for purposes of the Armed Career Criminal Act; 2) the court properly limited cross-examination of a government witness; and 3) there was no plain error in court's denial of a necessity instruction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/27/2006
• Published 06/27/2006

Judges

• COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Matthew S. Erickson with whom Smith Law Offices, P.A., was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.