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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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