United States v. Edwards

* 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
June 22, 2005
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-11367
Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
JERALD PAUL EDWARDS,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:04-CR-40-ALL-H
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Before WIENER, BENAVIDES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Jerald Paul
Edwards presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by
United States v. Daugherty, 264 F.3d 513, 518 (5th Cir. 2001),
which rejected a Commerce Clause challenge to the felon-in-
possession-of-a-firearm statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and United
States v. Dancy, 861 F.2d 77, 81 (5th Cir. 1985), which held that
the Government need not prove that the defendant knew that the
firearm was in or affecting interstate commerce. The

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Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the
judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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