U.S. v. GARCIA

No. 88-3198.

875 F.2d 257 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Chavez GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor H. Lara, Schwab, Kurtz & Hurley, Yakima, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

Robert S. Linnell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Yakima, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ALARCON, FERGUSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Jose Chavez Garcia ("Garcia") appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5), which makes it unlawful for "an alien ... illegally or unlawfully in the United States ... to possess ... any firearm."

On July 6, 1987, Garcia purchased a firearm in Wenatchee, Washington. On October 20, 1987, he was indicted under section 922. Garcia, who by his own admission had illegally entered the United States...

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