United States v. Russell Cates

Case: 09-10984 Document: 00511382522 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/15/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED February 15, 2011 No. 09-10984 Conference Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee v. RUSSELL CATES, Defendant-Appellant Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 3:09-CR-18-1 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GARZA, and ELROD, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the judgment in a criminal case, Russell Cates presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Daugherty, 264 F.3d 513, 518 (5th Cir. 2001), which rejected a Commerce Clause challenge to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and United States v. Dancy, 861 F.2d 77, 81-82 (5th Cir. 1988), which held that a conviction under § 922(g) does not require proof that the defendant knew that the firearm had an interstate nexus or that he was a felon. Cates also raises arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. * Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. Case: 09-10984 Document: 00511382522 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/15/2011 No. 09-10984 Brown, 920 F.2d 1212, 1216-17 (5th Cir. 1991), abrogated on other grounds by United States v. Candia, 454 F.3d 468, 472-73 (5th Cir. 2006), which held that a district court may order a term of imprisonment to run consecutively to an unimposed state sentence. Accordingly, the Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, its alternative motion for an extension of time to file a brief is DENIED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. 2