United States v. Gerald Fonville

SAMUEL H. MAYS, JR., District Judge.

Defendant Gerald Dwight Fonville (“Fonville”), a federal prisoner, appeals his conviction and sentence for forcibly assaulting Shannon Collins (“Collins”), a prison official, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111. Fonville argues that three errors require us to overturn his conviction and sentence and order a new trial: (1) the district court’s denial of his motion for appointment of new counsel, (2) the district court’s admission into evidence of statements by Fonville before and after the assault, and (3) the district court’s exclusion of his testimony about…