United States DC Circuit

Defendants' convictions and sentences on various counts of criminal activity involving drugs, guns and violence are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) dismissal of a juror during deliberations; 2) judicial bias; 3) Confrontation Clause challenges; 4) convictions under a statute prohibiting violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity; 5) joinder; 6) a refusal to admit certain hearsay testimony; and 7) Booker claims.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/12/2005
• Decided 07/21/2006
• Published 07/21/2006

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, RANDOLPH and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen C. Leckar, appointed by the court for Sean Coates, Steven R. Kiersh, appointed by the court for William Sweeney, and Reita P. Pendry, appointed by the court for Jerome Martin, argued the cause for all appellants.  Paul Rosenzweig, appointed by the court for Samuel Carson at the time the brief was filed, Christopher M. Davis, appointed by the court for Vincent Hill, Mary E. Davis, appointed by the court for Vincent Hill, and Jensen E. Barber, appointed by the court for Vincent Hill, were on the joint brief.  Edward Charles Sussman, appointed by the court for Samuel Carson, entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary B. McCord, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee.  Kenneth L. Wainstein, United States Attorney, Peter R. Zeidenberg, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, John R. Fisher, Assistant United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Roy W. McLeese III and Anjali Chaturvedi, Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief.  Elizabeth Trosman and Patricia A. Heffernan, Assistant United States Attorneys, entered appearances.