IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-20052
Summary Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
RAMCEY THEOPHUS HAMP,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. H-00-CR-619-ALL
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August 6, 2001
Before DeMOSS, PARKER, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Ramcey Theophus Hamp appeals his guilty-plea conviction for
being a felon in possession of a firearm possessed in and affecting
interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C.§§ 922(g)(1) and
924(a)(2). He contends that the factual basis to which he pleaded
was insufficient to support the interstate commerce element of a §
922(g)(1) offense and that this court should reconsider its
jurisprudence regarding the constitutionality of § 922(g)(1) in
light of Jones v. United States, 529 U.S. 848 (2000), and United
States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 (2000).
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
No. 01-20052
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“This court has repeatedly emphasized that the
constitutionality of § 922(g)(1) is not open to question.” See
United States v. De Leon, 170 F.3d 494, 499 (5th Cir.), cert.
denied, 528 U.S. 863 (1999). The cases cited by Hamp are
distinguishable and do not affect this determination.
Consequently, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.
United States v. Hamp
Combined Opinion