United States Ninth Circuit

The commerce nexus requirement of 18 USC 922(g) is merely a jurisdictional one so a California state conviction under Penal Code 12021(a) as a felon in possession of a firearm constitutes an aggravated felony under 8 USC 1101(a)(43)(E).

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/15/2001
• Decided 03/26/2001
• Published 03/26/2001

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  TASHIMA and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and ZILLY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Maria Elena Stratton, Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for the defendant-appellant., Wesley Hsu, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.