United States v. Michael Charles Jones

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge:

Section 922(g)(8) of Title 18 makes it illegal for persons to possess a firearm if they are subject to a domestic violence protection order. 1 The primary issue in this appeal by Michael Charles Jones is whether the district court erred in denying Appellant’s motion to dismiss count one of the indictment charging him with violating § 922(g)(8). He raises a number of constitutional challenges to the section based on due process, the Commerce Clause and the Tenth Amendment.

The jury convicted Appellant on count one. It also convicted Appellant on count two, being a felon…