Legal Opinion
United States v. Smith
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided September 20, 2010No. 2:10-cv-00066PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
THOMAS E. JOHNSTON, District Judge.
Pending is Defendant Heywood Smith IV’s Motion to Dismiss Counts 1 and 2 of the Indictment [Docket 23]. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion is DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
On April 13, 2010, the grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Defendant, Heywood Smith IV, charging him with possessing a firearm after a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). (Docket 2 at 1.) Count One alleges Defendant knowingly possessed a Ruger 9 millimeter pistol in and affecting interstate commerce on…
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