United States Sixth Circuit

The statute of limitations is an affirmative defense that the Government need not specifically plead or allege as tolled in a criminal indictment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/20/2004
• Decided 07/06/2004
• Published 07/06/2004

Judges

• Before BOGGS, Chief Judge;  DAVID A. NELSON and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dan L. Newsom (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, TN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert W. Ritchie (argued and briefed), Wade V. Davies, Stephen Ross Johnson (briefed), Ritchie, Fels & Dillard, Knoxville, TN, Richard M. Carter (briefed), Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, Memphis, TN, Richard M. Steingard (briefed), Los Angeles, CA, Glen G. Reid, Jr. (briefed), Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Memphis, TN, Kemper B. Durand (briefed), Thomason, Hendrix, Harvey, Johnson & Mitchell, Memphis, TN, William D. Massey, Lorna S. McClusky (briefed), Massey & McCluskey, Memphis, TN, for Appellees.