Legal Opinion
United States v. Harry James Chubbuck
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 1, 2001No. 99-12066Published
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Harry James Chubbuck, appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), felon in possession of a firearm. He alleges that at the time of his arrest, he was not a felon under Florida law and as such could not be guilty of the offense. As there is no clear Florida state court precedent on the issue and Eleventh Circuit precedent holds otherwise, we affirm Chubbuck’s conviction because no plain error can be established.
BACKGROUND
Harry James Chubbuck (“Chubbuck”) was arrested and charged in December of 1994 with one count of trafficking in cocaine…
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