U.S. v. FONTAINE

No. 11-2602.

697 F.3d 221 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America v. Richie FONTAINE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: August 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bernier, Jr. , Michael Fitzsimmons [Argued], Duensing, Casner, Dollison & Fitzsimmons, St. Thomas, VI, for Appellant.

Nelson L. Jones [Argued], Office of United States Attorney, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI, for Appellee.

Before: CHAGARES, JORDAN, and COWEN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Richie Fontaine appeals his conviction in the District Court of the Virgin Islands of the United States for unauthorized possession of a firearm or "imitation thereof" during the commission of a crime of violence, in violation of 14 V.I.Code Ann. tit. 14, § 2253(a). Fontaine argues that § 2253(a) is void for vagueness and that the government failed to prove he was not authorized to possess an "imitation...

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