U.S. v. CANTU

Nos. 99-1088, 99-1273.

229 F.3d 544 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ramiro Cantu, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 12, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Elaine Mittleman (argued and briefed), Falls Church, Virginia, Ramiro Cantu, Jr., Terre Haute, Indiana, pro se, for Defendant-Appellant.

Timothy P. VerHey, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee.

ON BRIEF: Elaine Mittleman, Falls Church, Virginia, for Appellant. Timothy P. VerHey (argued and briefed), Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: NELSON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges; MATIA, Chief District Judge.


OPINION

PALL R. MATIA, Chief District Judge.

Defendant Ramiro Cantu appeals his conviction on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)), on the ground that the district court improperly dismissed a seated juror and replaced him with an alternate. Because we find that the district judge acted within his authority under Rule 24(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, we shall affirm the defendant's conviction...

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