U.S. v. BELLESS

No. 02-30089.

338 F.3d 1063 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Dale BELLESS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Werner (briefed), and Robin Hammond (argued), Federal Defenders, Billings, Montana, for the appellant.

C. Ed Laws, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Billings, Montana, for the appellee.

Before: Betty B. Fletcher, Andrew J. Kleinfeld and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted December 4, 2002 — Seattle, Washington.

OPINION

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge.

Robert Belless was convicted of illegally possessing a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9), which makes possession of a firearm illegal for anyone "who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence." He challenges his federal conviction on the grounds that his prior misdemeanor conviction is not within...

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