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U.S. v. BELL

No. 95-1266.

70 F.3d 495 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth L. BELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 17, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Beckman (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Jon G. Noll, Jeffrey T. Page (argued), Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal causes us to consider the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in United States v. Lopez, ___ U.S. ___, 115 S.Ct. 1624, 131 L.Ed.2d 626 (1995). In Lopez, decided on April 26, 1995, the Court determined that another subsection of § 922 — § 922(q), the Gun-Free School Zones Act — exceeded Congress' Commerce Clause authority.<...

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