United States v. Marcus Canady

JOHN M. WALKER, Jr., Circuit Judge:

Marcus Canady appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (David G. Larimer, District Judge) that denied his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his conviction. On appeal, Canady raises two challenges to his conviction: (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain Canady’s conviction on the firearm count; and (2) at the conclusion of the non-jury trial, the district court’s failure to announce its verdict in open court violated Canady’s right to be present at all stages of trial in violation of Fed.R.Crim.P.…