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No. 08-4621
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Richard L. Voorhees,
District Judge. (3:02-cr-00251-RLV-DCK-1)
Submitted:
Decided:
PER CURIAM:
Oran
Tillman
Davis
appeals
his
convictions
for
two
United States v.
Reid, 523 F.3d 310, 317 (4th Cir.), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 663
(2008).
novo.
2009); see also United States v. Wilson, 118 F.3d 228, 236 (4th
Cir. 1997) (The government bears the burden of proving that it
began
its
prosecution
within
the
statute
of
limitations
period.).
The applicable statute of limitations in this case is
six years.
236.
Davis
was
therefore
properly
indicted
within
the
statute
of
limitations.
Davis next argues that the evidence was insufficient
to support the jurys verdict.
United
courts
reversal
of
conviction
on
[A]n
grounds
of
F.2d 785, 791 (4th Cir. 1984) (quoting Burks v. United States,
437 U.S. 1, 17 (1978)).
there
is
Glasser
substantial
v.
United
evidence
States,
in
315
the
record
U.S.
60,
to
80
support
it.
(1942).
In
and
inquires
finder
of
whether
fact
could
there
is
accept
evidence
as
that
adequate
a
and
on
our
review
of
the
record,
we
find
that
indictment
was
Davis
argues
that
the
See United
States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625, 631 (2002) (applying plain error
test to claim that the indictment failed to allege element of
charged offense).
Rule
7(c)(1)
of
the
Federal
Rules
of
Criminal
definite
written
constituting
the
statement
offense
of
the
charged.
To
essential
pass
facts
constitutional
[F]irst,
second,
that
it
enables
him
to
plead
an
acquittal
or
States
(quoting
Hamling
(internal
Williams,
v.
Resendiz-Ponce,
v.
brackets
152
F.3d
United
418
States,
omitted));
294,
549
299
see
(4th
U.S.
108
(2007)
87,
117
(1974)
U.S.
also
Cir.
102,
United
1998)
States
(One
of
v.
the
charge
or
charges
against
him
so
he
can
prepare
his
amount stated, and that an additional tax was due and owing to
the United States.
F.2d
307,
315
(2d
Cir.
1986)
(The
grand
jury
was
not
need
not
allege
that
which
is
not
part
of
the
affirm
Daviss
convictions
and
contentions
the
we
court
are
adequately
and
argument
presented
would
not
in
aid
the
the
materials
decisional
process.
AFFIRMED