Whether RICO is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c)

ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether RICO is a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §924(c)? 2. Whether the district court erred when it admitted Merritt’s statements or alternatively whether it erred when it did not sever the joint trials? 3. Whether the district court erred in denying Laurent’s motion to introduce unavailable witness statements, or alternatively whether it erred in denying the requested missing witness instruction? 4. Whether there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions? 5. Whether the district court erred when it did not suppress the warrantless seizure of the handgun from Laurent’s bedroom? ii PARTIES TO PROCEEDINGS The Petitioner in this Court is Jamal Laurent. The Respondent is the United States of America. iti