Legal Opinion
United States v. Nieves-Castano
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 27, 2007No. 06-1517PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Belen Nieves-Castaño was convicted of two weapons charges after a jury trial. One conviction was for unlawful possession of a machine gun, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), while the second was for the unlawful possession of a firearm in a school zone, see id. § 922(q)(2)(A). This court has not had any prior occasion to construe these statutory provisions in relation to the issues presented by this appeal.
Nieves-Castaño appeals both convictions. She presents a novel issue on appeal: whether the school-zone statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2)(A), is unconstitutionally void for vagueness…
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