Legal Opinion
United States v. Valentine
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 25, 2005No. 04-40557PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Jerry Valentine appeals his conviction, under 18 U.S.C. § 922(n), of receiving a firearm that traveled in interstate commerce while he was under indictment for a felony. We conclude that a Texas state defendant who is on probation pursuant to a deferred adjudication of a felony charge remains, as a matter of law, under indictment. Based on that conclusion, and because there is no merit to Valentine’s other issues on appeal, we affirm.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. BishopCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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