Legal Opinion
United States v. Eugene Leathers
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 16, 2004No. 03-1181PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Eugene Leathers appeals his May 15, 2002 conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (2000). Leathers argues that his convictions under § 922(g) were constitutionally deficient in that his possession of the firearm and ammunition lacked a sufficient impact on interstate commerce. Leathers also argues that the District Court 1 erred in failing to dismiss his indictment on grounds of double jeopardy, vindictive prosecution, and selective prosecution. We affirm.
On January 18, 1998, Leathers led police officers on…
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