Document ID: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-ca8-06-04082/USCOURTS-ca8-06-04082-0/pdf.json

Parties Involved:
Reginald Irish
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

1

The Honorable Richard E. Dorr, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

___________

No. 06-4082

___________

United States of America, *

*

Appellee, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Western District of Missouri.

Reginald Irish, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellant. *

___________

Submitted: July 30, 2008

Filed: July 31, 2008

___________

Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges

___________

PER CURIAM.

Reginald Irish pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in

violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The district court1

 sentenced Irish

to 77 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On appeal, Irish’s counsel

has moved to withdraw and filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738

(1967), and Irish has filed three pro se briefs. For the following reasons, we reject the

arguments that they have raised. 

Appellate Case: 06-4082 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/31/2008 Entry ID: 3456880
-2-

First, the Second Amendment does not bar laws prohibiting felons from

possessing firearms. See Dist. of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S. Ct. 2783, 2816-17

(2008). Second, Congress did not exceed its authority or violate the Commerce

Clause when it enacted section 922(g). See United States v. Hill, 386 F.3d 855, 859

(8th Cir. 2004); United States v. Shepherd, 284 F.3d 965, 969 (8th Cir. 2002). Third,

general federal criminal laws like section 922(g) apply nationwide. See Lewis v.

United States, 523 U.S. 155, 171 (1998). Last, the required nexus between a firearm

and commerce is established by showing that the firearm at one time traveled in

interstate commerce. See United States v. Leathers, 354 F.3d 955, 959 (8th Cir.

2004).

After reviewing the record independently under Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,

80 (1988), we have found no nonfrivolous issues. We grant counsel’s motion to

withdraw, and deny Irish’s motions for appointment of new counsel and for a writ of

habeas corpus ad testificandum. The judgment is affirmed.

______________________________

Appellate Case: 06-4082 Page: 2 Date Filed: 07/31/2008 Entry ID: 3456880