United States v. Hall, Dennis

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH. .

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

This is the third time the case of United States v. Hall has been before us. In the earlier cases, the government appealed district court orders granting Hall new trials. United States v. Hall, 214 F.3d 175 (D.C.Cir.2000); United States v. Hall, 324 F.3d 720 (D.C.Cir.2003). We reversed both orders. In this case, Hall appeals his conviction for possessing a firearm by a convicted felon (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)). His arguments are that his trial attorney’s failure to file .a timely new trial motion constituted…