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U.S. v. Rodriguez-Moreno, No. 97-1139 (U.S. Supreme Court) (526 U.S. 275; 119 S.Ct. 1239) (March 30, 1999) (Justice Thomas)

Here the Court gave wide berth to the Government to select the venue for prosecutions under 18 USC § 924(c)(1), holding that venue was proper in any district where the underlying substantive offense was committed, even if the gun was used elsewhere.

In this case the Supreme Court substantially broadened ...

 

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