United States DC Circuit

Where the government alleged the date that a conspiracy ended, but the indictment was not returned until more than five years after that date, the statute of limitations under 18 USC 3882 made the conspiracy prosecution time-barred.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/22/2001
• Decided 05/08/2001
• Published 05/08/2001

Judges

• Before:  WILLIAMS and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Chrisellen R. Kolb, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, at the time the brief was filed, John R. Fisher, Roy W. McLeese, III and Steven J. Durham, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew L. Frey argued the cause for appellee. On the brief were Dan Marmalefsky and Eric M. Acker.