Magnus v. United States

GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:

In December 1996, appellant Dave Mag-nus entered unconditional pleas of guilty to charges of carrying a pistol without a license, possession of an unregistered firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition. The charges were based on evidence that he possessed handguns and handgun ammunition in his home. Magnus was sentenced to a one-year term of probation, and he took no appeal. Eleven years later, however, in District of Columbia v. Heller, 1 the Supreme Court held that the District’s general ban on possession of usable handguns in the home violated the Second…