U.S. v. WILLIS

No. 20-5229.

981 F.3d 511 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth Dewayne WILLIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 1, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ON BRIEF: Frank W. Heft, Jr. , Chastity R. Beyl , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL DEFENDER, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Terry M. Cushing , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: MOORE, GILMAN, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Kenneth Dewayne Willis has been charged with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). He seeks to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that the current federal prosecution constitutes double jeopardy and violates the collateral-estoppel doctrine...

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