United States v. Gary

SARIS, District Judge.

After his first jury trial ended in deadlock, defendant Raymond J. Gary (“Gary”) was convicted by a second jury of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). He was sentenced to over twenty-four years incarceration as an armed career criminal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e).

Gary raises six issues on appeal: (1) whether the district court violated his Sixth Amendment right to compulsory process by precluding him from calling a defense witness who would provide exculpatory information on direct examination but would assert the Fifth Amendment…