Legal Opinion
United States v. Gary Hancock
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2000No. 99-10533PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Gary Hancock was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), which prohibits persons who have been convicted of “misdemeanor crime[s] of domestic violence” from possessing firearms. He appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment on due process and equal protection grounds and the district court’s refusal, at trial, to give two of his requested jury instructions. We affirm.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 1994 and 1995, Defendant was convicted of four state misdemeanors involving violence or threats of violence against his…
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