United States First Circuit

Jones v. United States, 529 U.S. 848 (2000), did not overrule prior law and the interstate commerce nexus of section 18 U.S.C. section 922(g) need not be met by proof that it was the defendant who transported the weapon beyond state lines. Firearm conviction affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2003
• Published 03/06/2003

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert B. Mann, with whom Mann & Mitchell was on the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Margaret E. Curran, United States Attorney, and Dulce Donovan, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.