United States Ninth Circuit

A Wyoming battery statute need not include a domestic relationship as an element in order to serve as a predicate offense under the 18 U.S.C. section 921(a)(33)(A) firearm statute's definition of a crime of domestic violence, but it encompasses less violent behavior than the requisite use or attempted use of physical force.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2002
• Decided 08/11/2003
• Published 08/11/2003

Judges

• KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge., Before: B. FLETCHER, KLEINFELD and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark S. Werner (briefed), and Robin Hammond (argued), Federal Defenders, Billings, MT, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• C. Ed Laws, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Billings, MT, for the appellee.