United States v. Hector Tovar

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:

Following a motion hearing and bench trial, the district court convicted Hector Tovar of possession with intent to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), interstate travel in aid of racketeering activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1952, and possession of an unregistered firearm (a short-barrel shotgun) in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). Tovar 'challenges his conviction on three grounds. Specifically, he argues that: (1) double jeopardy bars this case because he was convicted for related conduct in the Eastern…