United States v. Staton , 24 F. App'x 222 ( 2002 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-4559
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
MICHAEL B. STATON, JR.,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia, at Richmond. Richard L. Williams, Senior
District Judge. (CR-01-32)
Submitted: December 12, 2001 Decided: January 25, 2002
Before WIDENER, WILKINS, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joseph Kelly Haley, III, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Paul
J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Peter S. Duffey, Special
Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Michael B. Staton, Jr., appeals from his conviction on one
count of unlawful possession of a firearm, in violation of 26
U.S.C. § 5861(d) (1994). Staton contends that the district court
abused its discretion by denying his motion in limine seeking to
exclude the testimony of a government witness on the grounds of
prosecutorial misconduct. Specifically, Staton argues that the
prosecutor engaged in misconduct by failing to advise him of the
witness’ inculpatory statements prior to filing a joint waiver of
jury trial. Because we conclude that there was no prosecutorial
misconduct, United States v. Mitchell, 1 F.3d 235, 240 (4th Cir.
1993) (discussing standard), we find that the district court did
not abuse its discretion in denying the motion in limine. Con-
sequently, we affirm Staton’s conviction. We dispense with oral
argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately
presented in the materials before the court and argument would not
aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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