United States DC Circuit

Conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing an unregistered firearm is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the Speedy Trial Act required reversing the unregistered-firearm charge; but 2) the felon-in-possession charge was not required to be joined with the unregistered-firearm charge for double jeopardy purposes.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/03/2008
• Decided 11/14/2008
• Published 11/14/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert S. Becker, appointed by the court, argued the cause for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephanie Brooker, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee.  Jeffrey A. Taylor, United States Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III and Thomas J. Tourish, Jr., Assistant United States Attorneys, were on brief.