Legal Opinion
In Re: United States of America, United States of America v. Amar Amante
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 9, 2005No. Docket 05-3067OPPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, Chief Judge.
The United States of America petitions this court for a writ of mandamus directing the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Alvin K. Hellerstein, Judge) not to bifurcate the trial of the elements of a single count charging the defendant, Amar Amante, with being a felon in unlawful possession of a firearm or ammunition, in violation to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court, sua sponte, determined that the possession elements would be tried first, without informing the jury of the nature of the crime charged and without allowing the…
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