Legal Opinion
United States v. Laboy-Torres
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 29, 2009No. 08-1220PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
O’CONNOR, Associate Justice (Retired).
Under federal law, it is a crime for any person “who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” to ship, transport, receive or possess a firearm or ammunition. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). In Small v. United States, 544 U.S. 385, 125 S.Ct. 1752, 161 L.Ed.2d 651 (2005), the Supreme Court construed the phrase “convictions] in any court” in that statute to “encompas[s] only domestic, not foreign, convictions.” Id. at 387, 125 S.Ct. 1752. The question presented is whether appellant’s…
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