United States First Circuit

Conviction of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where: 1) defendant's indictment occurred within the statute of limitations, which is five years for the offense charged; 2) defendant's argument that a delay caused him prejudice fails; and 3) district court's denial of defendant's motion to suppress a firearm on grounds of Fourth Amendment violation is upheld.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2010
• Published 02/04/2010

Judges

• BOUDIN, Circuit Judge., Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Boudin and Stahl, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph Wrobleski, Jr., by appointment of the court, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Renée M. Bunker, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, was on brief for appellee.