O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
May a state statute restore a convicted felon's civil rights and thus effectively bar prosecution under a federal statute for unlawful possession of a firearm? After analysis of relevant Idaho and federal statutes we conclude the answer is "yes."
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Before his arrest in this case, Baldemar Gomez had been convicted in Idaho of five crimes punishable by imprisonment for terms exceeding one year. Over the course of approximately...
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