Legal Opinion

United States v. Richardson, John

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided October 27, 1998No. 97-3152PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted John M. Richardson of the unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the unlawful possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and of threatening to injure another person. On appeal, appellant challenges his convictions and sentence on a number of grounds, including (1) insufficient evidence for the jury to convict him of constructive possession of a loaded firearm; (2) improper joinder of the local District of Columbia threats charge with the federal firearm and ammunition counts; (3) an…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. United States v. Carson, SamuelCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. MackinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Cory GriffinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. Clark, Andre P.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999

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