Supreme Court· 5/16/1994

Beecham v. United States

Citations

511 U.S. 368
114 S. Ct. 1669
128 L. Ed. 2d 383
1994 U.S. LEXIS 3768

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holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922 allows only the convicting jurisdiction to restore civil rights, and finding it immaterial that many states never allow the full restoration of civil rights for convicted felons
holding that the restoration of civil rights for purpose of Section 921(a)(20) must be by the convicting jurisdiction; a State cannot restore rights removed as a result of a federal conviction
holding that the restoration of civil rights for purpose of Section 921(a)(20) must be by the convicting jurisdiction; a State cannot restore rights removed as a result of a federal conviction
holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922 allows only the convicting jurisdiction to restore civil rights, and finding it immaterial that many states never allow the full restoration of civil rights for convicted felons
holding law of convicting jurisdiction controls exemptions from felon-in- possession statute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922
explaining that the noscitur a sociis “canon of construction is by no means a hard and fast rule”

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Judges: O'Connor

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