Guantanamo Bay

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U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, November 14, 2008
US v. Walker, No. 06-3143
Conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing an unregistered firearm is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) the Speedy Trial Act required reversing the unregistered-firearm charge; but 2) the felon-in-possession charge was not required to be joined with the unregistered-firearm charge for double jeopardy purposes.

U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, November 14, 2008
US v. Anderson, No. 07-3045, 07-3053
Sentence for tax evasion and fraud is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) there was no ex post facto violation in the sentencing of defendant using a later version of the sentencing guidelines, since the sentence would have been the same even had he been sentenced under prior guidelines; 2) the term of imprisonment imposed was reasonable; and 3) the district court incorrectly ruled that it lacked authority to order restitution to the federal governmen