Legal Opinion
United States v. Johnny Lee Wallace
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1989No. 89-1318PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), Johnny Lee Wallace appeals, challenging the seizure of the firearm, the constitutionality of the statute under which he was convicted, and his enhanced sentence. Finding no error, we affirm.
Background
Late one December evening two Bren-ham, Texas police officers responded to a reported disturbance at the Stone Hollow Apartments. Upon arriving at the apartment complex the officers heard loud voices emanating from the apartment to which they had been dispatched. The officers knocked and the…
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