United States v. Henry

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, District Judge.

At the time relevant to this case 18 U.S. CApp. § 1202(a)(1) (“Section 1202(a)(1)”) barred every convicted felon from being knowingly involved in any way with a firearm that had previously traveled in commerce — by receiving it, by possessing it or by transporting it. On August 31, 1988 a jury convicted Stanley Henry (“Henry”) of having violated that statute on July 16, 1986. 1

Section 1202(a) also mandated a minimum 15-year prison term (without parole) for any person who was convicted under the statute after having received three previous…