United States v. James

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Darryl Lee James, Jr., was convicted of multiple criminal violations in a single trial. His appeal requires us to consider two separate subjects. One involves the process for adding new charges against a juvenile after the district court has already approved his prosecution as an adult on charges previously filed against him. The other concerns the imposition of multiple convictions and sentences for single acts of misconduct.

James was 17 years old when he committed crimes for which he was tried and convicted as an adult. Prior to the trial, the district court…