United States v. Kenneth L. Bell

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• holding that Section 922(g)(1) is immune from constitutional attack under Lopez because it explicitly requires that a nexus to interstate commerce be estab- lished
• holding that The Gun-Free School Zone Act (from Lopez
• finding it sufficient under 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(1) to prove that firearm had at some point traveled in interstate commerce
• considering § 922(q) in light of Lopez and determining the jurisdictional element rendered the law valid
• addressing defendant’s challenge to the constitutionality of the underlying statute after recognizing the principle that such a challenge “is a jurisdictional claim which is not waived by the guilty plea”
• addressing defendant's challenge to the constitutionality of the underlying statute after recognizing the principle that such a challenge \is a jurisdictional claim which is not waived by the guilty plea\

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