U.S. v. DECASTRO

Docket No. 10-3773.

682 F.3d 160 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel DECASTRO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colleen P. Cassidy , Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY, for Appellant.

Brian A. Jacobs ( Brent S. Wible , on the brief), Assistant United States Attorney, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney, Southern District of New York, New York, NY, for Appellee.

Before: JACOBS, Chief Judge, HALL and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.


DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:

Following a bench trial on stipulated facts in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Patterson, J.), Angel Decastro was convicted of transporting into his state of residence a firearm acquired in another state in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(a)(3). Decastro appeals on the ground that § 922(a)(3) violates his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. He argues: [1] that § 922(a...

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