United States v. Brooks

Joy Flowers Conti, Chief United States District Judge

I. Introduction

A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against defendant Jamal Brooks ("Brooks") for possessing a firearm and ammunition while being a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). (ECF No. 15.) Brooks filed a motion to dismiss1 arguing, among other things, that *57218 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is unconstitutional as applied to him because his disqualifying conviction, a misdemeanor conviction for carrying a firearm without a license in violation of 18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 6106(a)(2), was not for a serious offense.…