U.S. v. MEADE

No. 98-1905.

175 F.3d 215 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Christopher MEADE, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo T. Sorokin, Federal Defender Office, for appellant.

Jennifer Zacks, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before: Selya, Boudin and Stahl, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to address questions of first impression concerning the construction and constitutionality of two recently-enacted federal firearms laws, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8) and 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), both of which were intended to help curb the escalating societal problems associated with domestic violence. We conclude that these statutory provisions withstand the appellant's vigorous challenge.

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