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U.S. v. LAVALAIS

No. 19-30161.

960 F.3d 180 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodney LAVALAIS, also known as Whyte Lavalais, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 22, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Ryan McLaren , Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Brittany L. Reed , U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff Appellee.

Samantha Jean Kuhn , Gary V. Schwabe, Jr., Esq. , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Celia Clary Rhoads, Esq. , Federal Public Defender's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before SMITH, GRAVES, and HO, Circuit Judges.

Convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms—and anyone who "knowingly violates" this prohibition may be imprisoned up to 10 years. 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). The Supreme Court recently construed these provisions to require, for the first time, that the prosecutor prove not only that...

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