UNITED STATES v. DION

No. 21-1411.

37 F.4th 31 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Nelson Jean DION, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Bobrow , with whom Bedard & Bobrow, P.C. was on brief, for appellant.

Mahogane Denea Reed , Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom Darcie N. McElwee , United States Attorney, and Benjamin M. Block , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Barron, Chief Judge, Selya and Howard, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-appellant Nelson Jean Dion challenges his conviction for interstate violation of a protection order under 18 U.S.C. § 2262(a)(1) — an offense created by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), Pub. L. 103-322, § 40001, 108 Stat. 1796, 1902 (1994). His appeal presents a question of first impression...

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