USA v. Rolando Sanchez, No. 10-10229 (9th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) where defendant was indicted and convicted for possession of a firearm while he was subjected to a Tucson City Court order directing him to have no contact with his former girlfriend and her family. At issue was whether the district court properly denied defendant's motion for acquittal where the no-contact order did not satisfy the requirements of section 922(g)(8). The court held that the district court erred when it denied defendant's motion for acquittal where, even viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the government, the charge failed as a matter of law when it failed to contain explicit terms substantially similar in meaning to the language of section 992(g)(8)(C)(ii).
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