USA v. Smith, No. 08-10454 (5th Cir. 2008)

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS United States Court of Appeals FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Fifth Circuit FILED No. 08-10454 Conference Calendar October 8, 2008 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff-Appellee v. WALTER EARL SMITH, II Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 1:07-CR-66-ALL Before JOLLY, BARKSDALE, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Walter Earl Smith, II presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Brown, 920 F.2d 1212, 1216-17 (5th Cir. 1991), abrogated on other grounds by United States v. Candia, 454 F.3d 468, 472-73 (5th Cir. 2006), which held that a district court may order a term of imprisonment to run consecutively with an unimposed state sentence. He also presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Daugherty, 264 F.3d 513, 518 (5th Cir. 2001), which rejected a * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 08-10454 Commerce Clause challenge to the felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The Government s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2

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