United States v. Johnson
United States v. Johnson
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-20576 Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON,
Defendant-Appellant.
-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-99-CR-648-1 -------------------- February 13, 2001
Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Christopher Johnson appeals his guilty-plea conviction for
receiving a firearm while under a felony indictment in violation
of
18 U.S.C. § 922(n). He contends that
18 U.S.C. § 922(n) is
unconstitutional as applied in his case because it lacks a
sufficient nexus to interstate commerce. Johnson concedes that
this circuit has held
18 U.S.C. § 922(g) constitutional and that
the holding applies equally to
18 U.S.C. § 922(n). Johnson
argues that we should reconsider our jurisprudence regarding the
constitutionality of
18 U.S.C. § 922(g) in light of Jones v.
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 00-20576 -2-
United States,
120 S. Ct. 1904(2000) and United States v.
Morrison,
120 S. Ct. 1740(2000). “This court has repeatedly
emphasized that the constitutionality of § 922(g)(1) is not open
to question.” See United States v. De Leon,
170 F.3d 494, 499(5th Cir.), cert. denied,
120 S. Ct. 156(1999). The cases cited
by Johnson do not affect this determination and, therefore,
cannot serve to support a challenge to a conviction under
18 U.S.C. § 922(n).
AFFIRMED.
Reference
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- Unpublished