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- Title: United States v. Lanoue
- Author : First Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 02, 1998
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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Lawrence Lanoue appeals from a conviction of the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island after a trial by jury. He raises multiple issues including 1)improper venue, 2)double jeopardy, 3)collateral estoppel, 4)the right to have the attorney of his choosing, and 5)vindictive prosecution. We have reviewed each assertion and affirm his conviction. I. Factual Background and Procedural History A. Lanoue's 1994 prosecution Lanoue was prosecuted in the District of Rhode Island in 1994 for various crimes arising from the events that also gave rise to the present prosecution. Evidence presented at Lanoue's 1994 trial demonstrated the following facts. On the morning of December 23, 1993, Lanoue left his residence in Rhode Island and traveled to Bellingham, Massachusetts. On the way he rendezvoused with Albert Cole, and they proceeded to Bellingham in a car that had been reported stolen. These movements were the subject of a large scale surveillance operation that included at least three dozen FBI agents and members of the Rhode Island State Police. Lanoue was arrested in Bellingham in a shopping center parking lot as he approached an unmarked armored car. During the arrest Lanoue admitted to the arresting agents that he was carrying a .38 caliber handgun on his person.