Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew B. SHIVERS, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-01-31
Citations: 164 F. App'x 913
Docket Number: No. 05-14426; D.C. Docket No. 05-00005-CR-4-RH
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew B. SHIVERS, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before TJOFLAT, CARNES and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 164
Pages: 913–913

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew B. SHIVERS, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-14426
D.C. Docket No. 05-00005-CR-4-RH.
Non-Argument Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Jan. 31, 2006.
Chet Kaufman, Randolph P. Murrell, William Rourk Clark, Jr., Ofc. of the Federal Public Defender, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellant.
Terry Flynn, U.S. Attorney’s Office, N.D. of Florida, E. Bryan Wilson, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee.
Before TJOFLAT, CARNES and PRYOR, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Matthew B. Shivers appeals his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Relying on our decision in United States v. Maxwell, 386 F.3d 1042 (11th Cir.2004), cert, granted and judgment vacated — U.S. —, 126 S.Ct. 321, 163 L.Ed.2d 29, cert, denied, — U.S. -, 126 S.Ct. 85, 163 L.Ed.2d 104, Shivers contends that the indictment should have been dismissed on the ground that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) is an unconstitutional exercise of Congress' commerce power.
Our decision in Maxwell is inapposite since the Supreme Court has vacated it and remanded the case for further consideration in light of its holding in Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 2195, 162 L.Ed.2d 1 (2005). Moreover, both before and since our decision in Maxwell, we have held repeatedly that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) is constitutional. See e.g. United States v. McAllister, 77 F.3d 387, 390 (11th Cir. 1996) (holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) is constitutional because the firearm in question had once traveled in interstate commerce); United States v. Wright, 392 F.3d 1269, 1280 (11th Cir.2004), cert, denied, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 1751, 161 L.Ed.2d 615 (2005). Shivers's conviction is therefore due to be affirmed.
AFFIRMED.