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U.S. v. EATON

No. 94-30001.

31 F.3d 789 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Wayne EATON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julio K. Morales, Missoula, MT, for defendant-appellant.

Kris A. McLean, Asst. U.S. Atty., Helena, MT, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: GOODWIN, D.W. NELSON, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Michael Wayne Eaton appeals his conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), which makes it unlawful for a felon convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year of imprisonment to "knowingly possess in or affecting commerce any firearm or ammunition." Eaton contends that he is not a felon within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) because Montana restored his civil rights after he completed his North Dakota sentence...

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