United States v. Abdelhay
United States v. Abdelhay
Opinion
Following a bench trial, Nader Zaki Ab-delhay was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (2000), and making materially false statements to a federal agent, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2) (2000). The district court sentenced Abdelhay to concurrent sentences of forty-one months of imprisonment on each count, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.
On appeal, Abdelhay maintains that the evidence at trial was insufficient to find him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Abdelhay stipulated at trial that he had been convicted of a felony and that the firearm and ammunition in question had traveled in interstate commerce. In addition, there was evidence establishing that Abdelhay exercised dominion and control over the firearms and ammunition found at his place of employment. Therefore, we conclude that there was sufficient evidence at trial to find Abdelhay guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. See Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942).
Accordingly, we affirm Abdelhay’s § 922(g) conviction. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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