U.S. v. WEST

No. 05-3070.

458 F.3d 1 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee v. Matthew WEST, a/k/a Titus Shackleford, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Beane, Jr., appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Bernard J. Delia, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Roy W. McLeese, III and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: TATEL, GARLAND, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GARLAND.

GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

A jury found defendant Matthew West guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. West raises two issues on appeal. First, he argues that the district court's use of compound questions during voir dire denied him sufficient information to challenge prospective jurors for cause and impaired his ability to exercise his peremptory challenges intelligently...

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