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Parties Involved:
Ismael Moises Haynes
Appellant
United States of America
Appellee

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

for the Fifth Circuit ____________

No. 23-30638

Summary Calendar

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United States of America, 

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Ismael Moises Haynes, 

Defendant—Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Western District of Louisiana

USDC No. 3:23-CR-71-1

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Before King, Southwick, and Engelhardt, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam:*

Ismael Moises Haynes pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a 

firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Before sentencing, he moved 

to withdraw his plea in light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. 

Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), which altered the Second Amendment landscape. 

The district court denied that motion, concluding that felons are not part of 

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* This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

December 17, 2024

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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“the people” protected by the Second Amendment.1 Haynes appealed, 

raising a facial challenge to Section 922(g)(1).

We recently addressed a facial challenge to Section 922(g)(1), holding 

that facial challenges to the provision fail because at least one application is 

constitutional. United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458, 471–72 (5th Cir. 2024). 

As Haynes makes clear in his briefing, he raises only a facial challenge, not an 

as-applied challenge. Therefore, his sole issue on appeal is foreclosed. See 

United States v. French, 121 F.4th 538, 538 (5th Cir. 2024).

We remove this appeal from abeyance and AFFIRM.

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1 We recently rejected this idea. United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458, 466–67 (5th 

Cir. 2024).

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