Simpson

I. BACKGROUND

In April 1988, Simpson engaged in sexual relations with a fourteen-year-old girl. As a result, the Maricopa County 1 A.R.S. § 13-3101(5)(b) (1989), defining a prohibited possessor of a firearm, was moved in 1991 to A.R.S. § 13-3101(6)(b) with no change in the language. Although the district court cited to the 1991 version of the statute, because Simpson was convicted in 1989, we cite to A.R.S. § 13- 3101(5)(b) (1989). 3292 UNITED STATES v. SIMPSON Attorney charged Simpson with three counts of sexual con- duct with a minor, all class two felonies and dangerous crimes against children in the first degree. Simpson pled guilty to attempted sexual abuse of a minor in violation of A.R.S. § 13- 1404, and was sentenced to two years of probation. Simpson served his probation and had his probation discharged on May 7, 1991, in accordance with A.R.S. § 13-912.

On August 28, 2003, a federal grand jury indicted Simpson on the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Simpson filed a motion to dismiss the indictment which the district court granted. Reviewing United States v. Meza-Corrales, 183…