United States v. Hawkins

Collin Hawkins (defendant), a convicted felon, was identified by the victim as a participant in a carjacking. Weeks later, police arrested him in connection with a separate matter and found a different firearm on him. The government charged Hawkins with carjacking and brandishing a firearm during the carjacking (Counts I and II) and with being a felon in possession of a firearm based on the gun found at his arrest (Count III). Hawkins moved to sever Counts I and II from Count III as improperly joined or unduly prejudicial; the district court denied the motion, and a jury convicted him on all three counts.