United States v. Thomas Lee Midgett, III

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge SEYMOUR joined.

OPINION

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Lee Midgett, III (“Midgett”) entered a conditional guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a person previously committed to a mental institution, see 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(g)(4) (West Supp.1999), and was sentenced to thirty-three months imprisonment. He appeals, contending that his previous confinement was not the result of a “commitment” as contemplated by section 922(g)(4). We affirm.

I

The facts are undisputed. In 1996, Mid-gett was charged in the…