United States v. Randall Dwight Shoemaker, United States of America v. Larry Johnson Norman

OPINION

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Randall Shoemaker and Larry Norman were both convicted of various drug and firearm offenses in connection with a drug transaction at a Hardee’s restaurant. Shoemaker was also convicted of drug and firearm offenses in connection with a later search of his home, which produced numerous guns and substantial evidence of drug trafficking.

Both appeal their convictions, raising a plethora of arguments. We reject all of these arguments except one: that the district court erred in not dismissing Shoemaker’s indictment under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) for…