Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby Joe REED, Jr., Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-06-23
Citations: 101 F. App'x 519
Docket Number: No. 03-51313
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby Joe REED, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 101
Pages: 519–519

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby Joe REED, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
No. 03-51313.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided June 23, 2004.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Judy Fulmer Madewell, San Antonio, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Bobby Joe Reed, Jr., appeals his guilty plea conviction for possessing a stolen firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(j) and 924(a)(2). Reed argues that 18 U.S.C. § 922(j), which prohibits the possession of a stolen firearm, is unconstitutional in light of the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549, 115 S.Ct. 1624, 131 L.Ed.2d 626 (1995). Reed concedes that this issue is foreclosed by our opinion in United States v. Luna, 165 F.3d 316 (5th Cir.1999), and he raises the issue only to preserve it for possible Supreme Court review.
A panel of this court cannot overrule a prior panel's decision in the absence of an intervening contrary or superseding decision by this court sitting en banc or by the United States Supreme Court. Burge v. Parish of St. Tammany, 187 F.3d 452, 466 (5th Cir.1999). No such decision overruling Luna exists. Accordingly, Reed's argument is indeed foreclosed. The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
The Government has moved for a summary affirmance in lieu of filing an appellee's brief. In its motion, the Government asks that an appellee's brief not be required. The motion is GRANTED.
AFFIRMED; MOTION GRANTED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.