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Parties Involved:
United States of America
Appellee
Ladarrell C. Washington
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

for the Fifth Circuit ____________

No. 24-30174

Summary Calendar

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United States of America, 

Plaintiff—Appellee,

versus

Ladarrell C. Washington, 

Defendant—Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Western District of Louisiana

USDC No. 5:23-CR-82-2

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Before Barksdale, Haynes, and Wilson, Circuit Judges. 

Per Curiam:*

Ladarrell Washington pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a 

felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He contends (as he did in his 

denied, pre-plea motion to dismiss) that § 922(g)(1) facially violates the 

Second Amendment in the light of New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n, Inc. v. 

Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022). This challenge, however, is foreclosed by our 

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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 20, 2024

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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court’s very recent decision in United States v. Diaz, 116 F.4th 458, 471–72

(5th Cir. 2024), holding § 922(g)(1) is facially constitutional under Bruen. 

E.g., United States v. Medina-Cantu, 113 F.4th 537, 539 (5th Cir. 2024) (rule 

of orderliness prohibits panel of our court from “overturn[ing] another 

panel’s decision, absent an intervening change in the law”) (citation 

omitted).

AFFIRMED. 

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