United States v. Johnson
United States v. Johnson
Opinion
Case: 24-10495 Document: 64-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/10/2025
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED March 10, 2025 No. 24-10495 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce ____________ Clerk United States of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, versus Joshua Caleb Johnson, Defendant—Appellant. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:23-CR-134-1 ______________________________ Before Haynes, Higginson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam:* Joshua Caleb Johnson appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), arguing that the statute is facially unconstitutional under the Second Amendment in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), and exceeds Congress’s authority to regulate under the Commerce Clause. The Government has filed an unopposed motion for _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
Case: 24-10495 Document: 64-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/10/2025
No. 24-10495
summary affirmance or, alternatively, for an extension of time in which to file a brief.
The Government is correct that Johnson’s facial Second Amendment challenge is foreclosed, see United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458, 471–72 (5th Cir. 2024), as is his Commerce Clause claim, see United States v. Jones, 88 F.4th 571, 573 (5th Cir. 2023), cert. denied, 144 S. Ct. 1081 (2024). Because summary affirmance is appropriate here, see Groendyke Transp., Inc. v. Davis, 406 F.2d 1158, 1162 (5th Cir. 1969), the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, the alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.
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