Young

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 04-30289 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No.

CR-03-02104-WFN

WILLIAM GEORGE YOUNG,

OPINION

Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Wm. Fremming Nielsen, Senior Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 10, 2005—Seattle, Washington

Filed August 19, 2005

Before: David R. Thompson, M. Margaret McKeown, and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Gould

10967 UNITED STATES v. YOUNG 10969

COUNSEL

Edwin F. Alden, Kennewick, Washington, for the defendant- appellant. 10970 UNITED STATES v. YOUNG James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, James P. Hagarty, Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, Yak- ima, Washington, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.

OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge:

William Young appeals his jury conviction and sentence for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). We have jurisdiction…