United States v. John Balentine

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 24-3433 ___________________________ United States of America lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee v. John Balentine lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Northern ____________ Submitted: March 5, 2026 Filed: March 10, 2026 [Unpublished] ____________ Before SHEPHERD, KELLY, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM.

John Balentine appeals after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He argues that the district court1 erred by denying his motion to dismiss The Honorable Lee P. Rudofsky, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. the indictment because the prosecution violated the Second Amendment, both facially and as applied to him. Upon careful review, we conclude that the district court properly denied the motion, as Balentine’s argument is foreclosed by our precedent.

See United States v. Seay, 620 F.3d 919, 923 (8th Cir. 2010) (standard of review); United States v. Jackson, 110 F.4th 1120, 1124-25 (8th Cir. 2024), cert. denied, 145 S. Ct. 2708 (2025); United States v. Cunningham, 114 F.4th 671, 675 (8th Cir. 2024).

Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________

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