United States v. Baker

TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant James Baker appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of ammunition, as well as his sentence. We are called upon to decide whether the jury should have been instructed on Mr. Baker’s proposed “innocent possession” defense to being a felon in possession of ammunition and whether 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20) of the Armed Ca*1323reer Criminal Act contemplates a “conviction-specific” approach to its application. We answer both questions in the negative.

I. BACKGROUND

At approximately 4:00 a.m. on November 1, 2005, James Baker was sitting in a car in…