United States v. William Steele

DAMON J. KEITH, Circuit Judge.

After ten days of trial, a jury convicted Defendant William S. Steele ("Steele") of (1) Racketeering Conspiracy ("RICO Conspiracy") under 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (d), and (2) Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime under 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c). Steele contends that (1) he should have been acquitted of the § 924(c) charge because there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction, (2) the jury instruction for that charge was erroneous, and (3) he should have been allowed to substitute his counsel mid-trial. The record does not support any of…