U.S. v. TYSON

Nos. 09-3487, 09-3699.

653 F.3d 192 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant in 09-3699 v. Shawn TYSON, Appellant in 09-3487.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim L. Chisholm, Esq. , Ishmael A. Meyers, Jr., Esq. , St. Clair Theodore, Esq. , Office of United States Attorney, Charlotte Amalie , St. Thomas, VI, John M. Pellettieri, Esq. (argued), United States Department of Justice, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Appellee.

Leonard B. Francis, Jr., Esq. (argued), Charlotte Amalie , St. Thomas, VI, for Appellant.

Before: McKEE, Chief Judge, FUENTES and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury in the District of the Virgin Islands convicted defendant Shawn Tyson of numerous federal firearms offenses, including twelve counts of transporting a firearm in the course of dealing firearms without a license, one count of transporting a firearm with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that it would be used to commit a crime, one count of transferring a firearm to an out-of-state resident, and one count of conspiring...

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