U.S. v. CARDOZA

No. 96-1470.

129 F.3d 6 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Frederick CARDOZA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey M. Smith, Boston, MA, with whom John M. Moscardelli and Peters, Smith & Moscardelli were on brief, for appellant.

Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Boston, MA, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Dina Michael Chaitowitz, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, and COFFIN and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judges.


BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Frederick Cardoza appeals his convictions and sentence under the felon-in-possession statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and the Youth Handgun Safety Act, 18 U.S.C § 922(x). His appeal is primarily based on multiple constitutional arguments, which shall be addressed in turn. We affirm.

Facts

We review the facts in the light most favorable to the verdict. United States v. Wihbey,

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