U.S. v. RIVERA

Docket No. 04-5480-CR.

415 F.3d 284 (2005)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Pedro RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Goltzer, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant.

Samidh Guha, Assistant United States Attorney (David N. Kelley, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter G. Neiman, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief), New York, NY, for Appellee.

Before: WALKER, Chief Judge, JACOBS and LEVAL, Circuit Judges.


JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Chief Judge.

This is a case about a gun that could not shoot. Defendant-appellant Pedro Rivera appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Gerard E. Lynch, Judge) convicting him, following a jury trial, of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On appeal, Rivera argues (1) that the jury's verdict was not supported by sufficient...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases