Legal Opinion
United States v. Skoien
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 13, 2010No. 08-3770PublishedCited by 291 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*639EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Steven Skoien has two convictions for “misdemeanor crime[s] of domestic violence” and therefore is forbidden to carry firearms in or affecting interstate commerce. 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9). Wisconsin informed Skoien about this rule; he signed an acknowledgment of the firearms disability. While he was on probation from the second of his domestic-violence convictions, he was found in possession of three firearms: a pistol, a rifle, and a shotgun. He pleaded guilty to violating § 922(g)(9) by possessing the shotgun and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. His…
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