Legal Opinion
United States v. Payne
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 19, 2019No. Criminal No. 2019-0109Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. Case No. 1:19-cr-00109 (TNM) ZAYJUAN PAYNE Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Zayjuan Payne is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), the federal “felon-in-possession” law. He now moves to dismiss the indictment, arguing that because his prior convictions were set aside under the District of Columbia’s Youth Rehabilitation Act (“YRA”), the Government cannot show that he has a qualifying predicate felony as required by Section…
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