US v. Bater, No. 08-2253
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
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine
Decided February 4, 2010
Judges
Before: Lynch, Chief Judge, Boudin and Stahl, Circuit Judges
Opinion by Circuit Judge Boudin
Counsel
For Appellant: Joseph Wrobleski
For Appellee: Renée M. Bunker, Assistant United States Attorney, Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney