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U.S. v. DELEVEAUX

No. 98-5685.

205 F.3d 1292 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Vincent DELEVEAUX, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 9, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Cone, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Christopher Clark, Lisa Hirsch, Eduardo Sanchez, U.S. Atty., Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BLACK and HULL, Circuit Judges, and GOODWIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

HULL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant James Vincent Deleveaux appeals his conviction and 46-month sentence for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Deleveaux challenges the district court's jury instructions regarding his justification defense. After review, we find that justification is available as an affirmative defense to this strict liability offense and that the court properly instructed the jury...

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