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2nd Amendment Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//March 11, 2019//

2nd Amendment Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//March 11, 2019//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Blair Cook

Case No.: 18-1343

Officials: FLAUM, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: 2nd Amendment Violation

A jury convicted Blair Cook of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance (marijuana) in possession of a firearm. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3). Cook appeals his conviction, contending that the statute underlying his conviction is facially vague, that it improperly limits his Second Amendment right to possess a firearm, and that the district court did not properly instruct the jury as to who constitutes an unlawful user of a controlled substance. We affirm Cook’s conviction.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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