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U.S. v. LOPEZ

No. 18-5042.

929 F.3d 783 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Diego Gonzalez LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: July 10, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Debra A. Breneman , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Laura E. Davis , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Debra A. Breneman , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Laura E. Davis , FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, INC., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before: BOGGS, KETHLEDGE, and STRANCH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The Executive cannot render unconstitutionally vague a statute that Congress enacted as clear. Here, the government charged Diego Lopez with possessing a firearm as an alien "illegally or unlawfully in the United States[.]" 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(5)(A). The meaning...

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