United States v. Alonzo Adams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
A grand jury charged Alonzo Adams with unlawful possession of a firearm as a previously convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). After the district court 1 denied his motion to dismiss the indictment, Adams conditionally pleaded guilty. On appeal, Adams argues that the district court erred by denying his motion, because § 922(g)(1) as applied to him is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Adams, however, failed even to address one element of his as-applied challenge in the district court, and he therefore forfeited his claim. There was no plain…
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