United States v. Sean Coleman

OPINION

BOGGS, Chief Judge.

Defendant-appellant Sean Coleman was convicted, under unusual circumstances, of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Coleman’s sole predicate felony conviction for his federal indictment had been the subject of a conditional writ of habeas corpus, to issue if the state failed to retry him. However, the district court in the predicate case stayed the writ pending the state’s appeal. While that appeal was pending, Coleman was arrested for possession of a handgun and mai'ijuana following a police anti-drug surveillance operation, and was subsequently indicted for…