United States v. Tremaine Johnson

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Tremaine Johnson challenges two felon-in-possession convictions, one related to his possession of a rifle, the other to a handgun. The government concedes the rifle conviction cannot stand. We agree and vacate the conviction. The same is not true of the handgun conviction, which we affirm.

Twice in 2007, Johnson was charged in Florida with crimes involving robbery with a deadly weapon. Each time he entered a no-contest plea leading to a conviction. Johnson received a total sentence for the convictions of four years in jail. After his release and while on probation…