Legal Opinion
United States v. Petersen
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 11, 2003No. 1:01-cv-00431Published
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER
MILLER, District Judge.
This case is before me on defendant Carl Petersen’s motion to dismiss the (now superseding) indictment for lack of a qualifying conviction, filed June 9, 2003. 1 I have considered the parties’ written and oral arguments. For the reasons that follow, I conclude defendant’s right to possess firearms was not restored under Colorado law and will deny defendant’s motion to dismiss.
Background
The government filed a superseding indictment on June 18, 2003. Petersen is now charged with a single count of possession of a firearm, a Bryco Arms 9 mm pistol, by a…
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