BEAN v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS

No. 00-40304.

253 F.3d 234 (2001)

Thomas Lamar BEAN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS; United States of America, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Charles Hunter (argued), Law Offices of Larry C. Hunter, Vidor, TX, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Thomas Mark Bondy (argued), Mark Bernard Stern, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., App. Staff, Washington, DC, for Respondents-Appellants.

Before POLITZ, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

The Government appeals the trial court's finding that it had jurisdiction to review the application of Thomas Lamar Bean for relief from the federal firearm disabilities resulting from a conviction in Mexico, as well as its grant of said relief therefrom. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The facts of this case illustrate in caps underscored why Congress added the relief provision to the Federal Firearms Act, giving certain convicted felons...

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