United States v. Arlando Hill

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Arlando Hill appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss an indict*883ment charging him with receiving a firearm shipped in interstate commerce while under indictment, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(n) (1999). We reverse.

I. Background

Hill was indicted in June 1998 for receiving a firearm shipped in interstate commerce while under indictment for a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(n). The predicate for the federal prosecution was Hill's state prosecution in St. Louis City Circuit Court for unlawful use of a weapon, in violation of Mo.Ann.Stat. §…