Legal Opinion
United States v. Jerry Lee Griffith
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 2006No. 05-12448PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Jerry Lee Griffith was convicted for possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), the provision of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) that makes it a crime for anyone who has been convicted of a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” to possess a firearm. Griffith contends that his Georgia simple battery conviction does not qualify as a predicate offense for § 922(g)(9) purposes because its contact element does not require physical force. That was the sole basis of his motion to dismiss the indictment and is the principal basis of his appeal from…
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