United States First Circuit

A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition is affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial court improperly declined to give his proposed jury instruction regarding witness intimidation; and 2) the government failed to offer sufficient evidence that the firearm and ammunition had traveled in interstate commerce.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/11/2009
• Published 02/11/2009

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, BOUDIN and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas J. Beaton for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sandra S. Bower, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.