U.S. v. TURNER

No. 95-5574.

77 F.3d 887 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Richard TURNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh B. Ward, Jr. (argued and briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Knoxville, TN, for plaintiff-appellee.

Leah J. Prewitt (argued and briefed), Federal Defender Services, Knoxville, TN, for defendant-appellant.

Before: NORRIS, SUHRHEINRICH, and GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant William Richard Turner appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) (1988). Turner's sole argument is that § 922(g)(1) violates the Commerce Clause1 under the standard established by the Supreme Court in United States v. Lopez, ___ U.S. ___, 115 S.Ct. 1624, 131 L.Ed.2d 626 (1995). Finding no constitutional violation, we...

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