Legal Opinion
United States v. Osborne
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 21, 2001No. 00-10862PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
Gerald Lee Osborne appeals from his conditional guilty plea to the charge of felon in possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). We are persuaded that Osborne did not commit the charged crime because his prior convictions are excluded by 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20). We REVERSE Osborne’s federal conviction and REMAND for dismissal of the indictment.
This case turns on the interpretation of a federal statute that limits the felonies that will support a prosecution under the federal prohibition of possession of firearms by a…
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