United States v. James Ray Erwin

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1990-05-07

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EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge. We must decide whether a felon whose “civil rights” were restored automatically at the end of his sentence — but who under state law may not own a gun — stands convicted of a crime for purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 921 (a)(20). If he does, then he is exposed to the special punishment Congress ordered in <span class="cita…

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