U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2003

United States v. Rivera

United States v. Rivera
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided February 20, 2003

United States v. Rivera

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-20069 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOSE GUADALUPE RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. H-01-CR-423-1 -------------------- February 20, 2003 Before WIENER, EMILIO M. GARZA, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Jose Guadalupe Rivera appeals his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He argues that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is facially unconstitutional because it does not require a “substantial” effect on interstate commerce. He also contends that, if a substantial effect on interstate commerce is required for a 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) conviction, his indictment and the evidence supporting his conviction were insufficient.

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 02-20069 -2- Rivera correctly acknowledges that his arguments are foreclosed by this court’s precedent. See United States v. Daugherty, 264 F.3d 513, 518 (5th Cir. 2001), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 1150 (2002). His conviction is AFFIRMED.

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