Legal Opinion
United States v. Gregory Pruess
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 31, 2012No. 11-5127PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge WYNN joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
Gregory Roland Pruess, a convicted felon, pled guilty to possession of ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (2006). In doing so, he reserved the right to challenge the conviction as a violation of his rights under the Second and Fifth Amendments. Pruess contends that application of the felon-in-possession prohibition to him, an assertedly non-violent felon, violates the Constitution. For the reasons set forth within, we reject Pruess’…
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