U.S. v. LUNA

No. 97-41265.

165 F.3d 316 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Norberto B. LUNA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sangita Katikineni Rao, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Criminal Div., Washington, D.C., Paula Camille Offenhauser, James L. Powers, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Roland E. Dahlin, II, Federal public Defender, William Gerow Christian, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant, Norberto B. Luna appeals his sentence of eighty-four months in prison for knowingly possessing stolen firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(j). Luna challenges the district court's application of the United States Sentencing Guidelines ("U.S.S.G." or the "Guidelines") and the constitutionality of § 922(j). Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

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