United States v. Flores

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States v. Flores, 663 F.3d 1022 (8th Cir. 2011)
2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 24976; 2011 WL 6266033

United States v. Flores

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Joaquin Bravo Flores was indicted on a charge of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. *1023 §§ 922(g)(5)(A) and 924(a)(2). Flores moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing that § 922(g)(5)(A) was facially unconstitutional in light of District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 128 S.Ct. 2783, 171 L.Ed.2d 637 (2008). The district court 1 denied the motion, and Flores appeals. Agreeing with the Fifth Circuit that the protections of the Second Amendment do not extend to aliens illegally present in this country, United States v. Portillo-Munoz, 643 F.3d 437 (5th Cir. 2011), petition for cert. filed (U.S. Nov. 2, 2011) (No. 11-7200), we affirm.

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. The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joaquin Bravo FLORES, Appellant
Cited By
19 cases
Status
Published