Legal Opinion
United States v. Morrison
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 16, 2012No. Docket 10-1926(L), 10-1951PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
After a jury convicted him of one count of conspiracy, in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d), and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Rodney Morrison filed several motions to vacate his convictions and dismiss the charges against him. The district court (Denis R. Hurley, J.) granted the last of these motions. It kept the firearm conviction in place, but vacated Morrison’s RICO conspiracy conviction and dismissed the…
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