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United States v. Douglas

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 2, 2009No. 07-11007PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Chuck Lavon Douglas challenges his 36-month sentence, which was imposed following his guilty plea to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Finding no error, we AFFIRM.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Chuck Lavon Douglas pled guilty on June 6, 2007, to a single count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The charge arose after a minor who was at Douglas’s home at the time accidentally shot himself in the hand with a loaded handgun that Douglas had handed to him.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. Cisneros-GutierrezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. United States v. CandiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Welton BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. Miguel Tzep-MejiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States v. Matthew SimpsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  2. United States v. WillisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  3. United States v. SinghCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2025
  5. Alvin Davis v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2021

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