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BEECHAM v. UNITED STATES

No. 93-445.

511 U.S. 368 (1994)

BEECHAM v. UNITED STATES

United States Supreme Court.

Decided May 16, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Lewin argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Mathew S. Nosanchuk and R. Russell Stobbs.

Edward C. DuMont argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Days, Assistant Attorney General Harris, Deputy Solicitor General Bryson, and John F. De Pue.

O'Connor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Justice O'Connor, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Today we construe three provisions of the federal firearms statutes:

"It shall be unlawful for any person who has been convicted . . . [of] a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year . . . [to possess] any firearm . . . ." 18 U. S. C. § 922(g). "What constitutes a conviction . . . shall be determined in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the proceedings...

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