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U.S. v. THOMAS

No. 92-8343.

991 F.2d 206 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry David THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Rush Milam, III, Waco, TX (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Ronald F. Ederer, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, Diane Kirstein, John A. Phinizy, Asst. U.S. Attys., Waco, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and DEMOSS, Circuit Judges.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Henry David Thomas appeals his conviction of possession of firearms by a previously convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He asserts that because, under Texas law, his prior Texas felony conviction does not bar the firearms possession for which he was convicted in federal district court, his federal prosecution was barred by the exceptions to § 922(g)(1) created by 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(20), the Firearms...

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