Legal Opinion

United States v. Stokes

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided August 18, 2014No. Criminal Action No. 2:12CR170-SAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SHARION AYCOCK, District Judge.

Defendant Larry Stokes was indicted pursuant to Title 18 United States Code Section 922(g)(9) for knowingly possessing a firearm after having previously been convicted in a court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. After pleading guilty to the count as charged, Defendant filed a Motion to Withdraw the Plea of Guilty [26] and a Motion to Dismiss the Indictment [27]. A hearing was held on the Motion to Dismiss on August 13, 2014. After hearing the arguments of counsel, the Court took the matter under advisement and now rules as follows:

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. James v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. United States v. CastlemanSupreme Court of the United States · 2014

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