United States v. Fidel Mendez

OPINION

WATFORD, Circuit Judge:

In 2007, a juvenile court adjudicated Fidel Mendez guilty of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, in violation of Revised Code of Washington (RCW) § 9.41.040(2)(a). 1 That offense, if committed by an adult, is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. RCW §§ 9.41.040(2)(b), 9A.20.021(l)(c). In 2012, after Mendez had become an adult, a park ranger found him in possession of a shotgun. The federal government charged him with violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which makes it unlawful for a person to possess a firearm if he’s previously been…