Legal Opinion
United States v. Mooney
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 30, 2002No. 02-1318PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Dennis Mooney was prosecuted federally and convicted of conspiracy to obstruct commerce by robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and using or carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Mooney challenges his conviction on the grounds that (1) the prosecutor made improper remarks in her opening statement that denied him a fair trial; (2) the trial judge erred in allowing the government’s handwriting expert to opine that the defendant was the author of letters implicating his participation in the…
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