Legal Opinion
United States v. Ball
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2001No. 00-4582UnpublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Kevin Ball appeals his conviction and the twenty-four-month sentence he received after a jury found him guilty of possession of a firearm after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(g)(9) (West 2000). Ball raises numerous challenges to his conviction and sentence, all of which we find to be without merit. Accordingly, we affirm.
I
Ball first asserts on appeal that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over his offense because § 922(g)(9) lacks a sufficient connection to interstate commerce. We disagree. Section…
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