Legal Opinion

Wyoming Ex Rel. Crank v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 26, 2008No. 07-8046PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

In 2004, the State of Wyoming enacted § 7-13-1501, which established a procedure to expunge misdemeanor convictions “for the purposes of restoring any firearm rights lost.” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1501(a). The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”), however, informed the Wyoming Attorney Gen eral that § 7-13-1501 would not restore federal firearm rights because the state statute did not satisfy the definition of “expunge” or “set aside” for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 921 (a)(33)(B)(ii). The Wyoming Attorney General sought review of the ATF’s…

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3Cited by59 opinions

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