United States v. Ecker

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, District Judge.

This case involves a simple charge and an endless procedural history caused primarily by the defendant’s problematic mental capacity. Currently pending before the Court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him, which is opposed by the government.

I. Background

The defendant, John Leonard Ecker (“Ecker”), was charged on November 8, 1989, with one count of felony possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Ecker is a Massachusetts resident whose mother still lives in the Commonwealth. Because the defendant is subject to 18…