U.S. v. WHITE

No. 09-4114.

606 F.3d 144 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William S. WHITE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Eric Hans Kirchman, Kirchman & Kirchman, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Richard Daniel Cooke, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kenneth M. Robinson, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Dana J. Boente, United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, Kevin C. Nunnally, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Reversed and vacated by published opinion. Judge AGEE wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge TRAXLER and Judge BLAKE joined.


OPINION

AGEE, Circuit Judge:

William White ("White") was convicted in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9) (2000), possessing a firearm after having "been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence." On appeal, White argues that his predicate conviction under Virginia law cannot be considered a "misdemeanor crime of...

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