Legal Opinion
United States v. Wayne N. Collamore, in Re United States of America
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 21, 1989No. 88-1649, 88-1909PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals the district court’s granting of Wayne N. Collamore’s motion to bifurcate his trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C.App. § 1202(a)(1). 1 Fearing that we might not have appellate jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3731, 2 the govern ment has also submitted a petition for mandamus under 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). 3 For. the reasons stated hereinafter we find the or-<jer to bifurcate improper.
L BACKGROUND
Collamore was indicted on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges eight felony…
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