Legal Opinion
United States v. David S. O'Bryant
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 29, 1993No. 91-2132PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises an interesting question: Do charges brought in a .superseding indictment relate back to the filing date of the original indictment for limitations purposes? In this case, where the later indictment contained charges against the defendant virtually identical to those contained'in the earlier indictment, we answer the question affirmatively. And, we uphold the judgment below.
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Background
Inasmuch as the jury found the defendant guilty, we present the facts in the light most hospitable to the prosecution’s case, consistent with record support.
In 1985, the…
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