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U.S. v. DOTSON

No. 12-2945.

712 F.3d 369 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven DOTSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 4, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Brant Cook (argued), Nicholas E. Surmacz , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Juval O. Scott (argued), Attorney, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Incorporated, Milwaukee, WI, Sara J. Varner , Attorney, Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, arrested after reportedly having assaulted a woman and pointed a pistol at her, was prosecuted for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was found guilty in a bench trial and sentenced to 188 months in prison. The only question presented by his appeal is whether the pistol was a firearm, defined (so far as bears on this case) as "any weapon (including a starter gun) which will...

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