United States v. Marion S. Barry, Jr.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Marion S. Barry (“Barry” or “appellant”) was indicted on May 10, 1990, while he was Mayor of the District of Columbia, and charged with one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 844(a), three counts of making false declarations to a grand jury in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1623, and ten counts of possession of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 844(a). 1 After a trial that lasted almost two months, a jury convicted Barry on August 10, 1990, of one count of possession of cocaine. 2…