Legal Opinion
United States v. Eaton
District Court, D. Montana
Decided August 27, 1993No. CR 93-22-M-CCLPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LOVELL, District Judge.
Before the court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss. Having reviewed the parties’ briefs, the court is now prepared to rule.
The government charges in a one count indictment that the defendant, a felon convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, did knowingly possess and effect in commerce a firearm which had been transported in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).
Defendant argues that he is not a convicted felon under any state law for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) because the State of…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. Michael Wayne EatonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- State of Tennessee v. John Edward Johnson, Jr. - DissentingCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001