Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Cases

United States v. Flores

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joaquin Bravo FLORES, Appellant

663 F.3d 1022, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 24976, 2011 WL 6266033 • 2011-12-16

Citation663 F.3d 1022, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 24976, 2011 WL 6266033

Date Filed2011-12-16

Docket11-1550

JudgeWollman, Murphy, Benton

Cited20 times

StatusPublished

Attorneys

Andrea K. George, AFPD, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant., Michael A. Dees, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.

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PER CURIAM.

Joaquin Bravo Flores was indicted on a charge of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. *1023 §§ 922(g)(5)(A) and 924(a)(2). Flores moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing that § 922(g)(5)(A) was facially unconstitutional in light of District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 128 S.Ct. 2783, 171 L.Ed.2d 637 (2008). The district court 1 denied the motion, and Flores appeals. Agreeing with the Fifth Circuit that the protections of the Second Amendment do not extend to aliens illegally present in this country, United States v. Portillo-Munoz, 643 F.3d 437 (5th Cir.2011), petition for cert. filed (U.S. Nov. 2, 2011) (No. 11-7200), we affirm.

. The Honorable Joan N. Ericksen, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.