United States v. Coleman

Myron H. Thompson, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This case is before the court on defendant Kelvis Jermaine Coleman's motion to dismiss the superseding indictment. A hearing was held on the motion on November 26, 2018. For the reasons set forth below, the court finds that the motion should be denied.

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Whether the superseding indictment should be dismissed requires an understanding of the somewhat complex chronology of this case.

June 27, 2018 : A grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Coleman, under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), with having distributed on or about June 12, 2018, over 50…