Legal Opinion
United States v. McIlwain
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 25, 2014No. 14-10735PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
On November 7, 2012, and after an evidentiary hearing, the Probate Court of Choctaw County, Alabama, ordered Joseph Adam Mcllwain committed to the custody of the Alabama State Department of Mental Health. On April 25, 2013, a federal grand jury indicted Mcllwain for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Section 922(g)(4) criminalizes the possession of a firearm by any person “who has been committed to a mental institution.” 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(4).
This appeal concerns what constitutes a commitment to a mental institution under § 922(g)(4)…
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