Defendant’s firearm possession conviction is affirmed where defendant argued that he was entitled to possess guns for hunting on a Navajo reservation pursuant to a treaty between the United States and the Navajo Nation, but defendant forfeited those rights by committing his prior felonies.

Read US v. Fox, No. 08-2190

Appellate Information

Filed July 29, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge McConnell

Counsel

For Appellant:

Roger A. Finzel, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM

For Appellee:

Laura Fashing, Assistant United States Attorney, Albuquerque, NM

Gregory J. Fouratt, United States Attorney, Albuquerque, NM

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