United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's drug and firearm convictions are affirmed, where: 1) proof of a defendant's prior felony convictions is admissible for purposes of proving an 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(1) violation, even if the prior convictions are constitutionally deficient; and 2) defendant's state-law right to possess a firearm was never restored, and thus the Section 921(a)(20) exemption did not apply.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2009
• Published 08/07/2009

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  and MERRITT and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Bryan H. Hoss, Davis & Hoss, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Steven S. Neff, Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Bryan H. Hoss, C. Leland Davis, Davis & Hoss, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Steven S. Neff, Assistant United States Attorney, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee.