Opinion ID: 3063773
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Indictment in violation of Second Amendment

Text: Because Brye did not raise this argument to the district court, review here is for plain error. See United States v. Gresham, 325 F.3d 1262, 1265 (11th Cir. 2003). To prevail under the plain error standard, the appellant must show that “(1) an error occurred; (2) the error was plain; (3) it affected his substantial rights; and (4) it seriously affected the fairness of the judicial proceedings.” Id. In Heller, the Supreme Court stated that “nothing in [the Court’s] opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions on the possession of firearms by felons.” Heller, __ U.S. at __, 128 S.Ct. at 2816-2817. Bcause there is no precedent holding that § 922(g) is unconstitutional or that convicted felons cannot be convicted for possessing a firearm, the district court did not plainly err here.