Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elton Lee FUNCHES, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 24, 1998No. 96-5244PublishedCited by 50 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Elton Lee Funches appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon: 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). No reversible error has been shown; we affirm.

To establish a violation of Title 18, United States Code Section 922(g)(1), the government must prove three elements: (i) that the defendant has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, (ii) that the defendant knowingly possessed a firearm or ammunition, and (iii) such firearm or ammunition was in or affected interstate commerce. See United States…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Standefer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Horning v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. United States v. Myrtle D. Washington, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
  4. United States v. SpiresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Richard B. LankfordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. United States v. Mauricio Javier PucheCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Stefanoff v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  3. United States v. Larry Arthur OrmsbyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. William JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998

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