United States v. John Albert Lawrence

50 F.3d 17 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Albert LAWRENCE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30223. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 8, 1995. * Decided March 13, 1995. Before: PREGERSON, KOZINSKI and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Because defendant's civil rights haven't been restored, he is still deemed a convicted felon under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g). See 18 U.S.C. Sec. 921 (a)(20)(B). That defendant may have been entitled to possess a rifle under Washington's state constitution poses no bar to his prosecution under federal law. See U.S. Const. art. VI ("This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Persuance thereof ... shall be the supreme Law of the Land ..., any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."); see also United States v. Minnick, 949 F.2d 8, 11 (1st Cir.1991) ("Minnick's protestation that…