United States v. Tony Henderson

Case: 12-14628 Date Filed: 07/29/2015 Page: 1 of 2 CORRECTED [PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 12-14628-CC ________________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, versus TONY HENDERSON, a.k.a. Hollywood, Defendant - Appellant. ________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Before: WILLIAM PRYOR, MARTIN, and JORDAN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: The Supreme Court vacated our prior decision in this case, United States v. Henderson, 555 F. App’x 851 (11th Cir. 2014), holding that 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) does not categorically bar a convicted felon from transferring lawfully obtained Case: 12-14628 Date Filed: 07/29/2015 Page: 2 of 2 firearms to a third party “unless [the transfer] would allow the felon to later control the [firearms], so that he could either use them or direct their use.” United States v. Henderson, 135 S. Ct. 1780, 1783 (2015). We remand to the district court so that it may consider Mr. Henderson’s request that the FBI transfer his firearms to his wife or a friend in accordance with the principles articulated by the Supreme Court in Henderson. See id. at 1787 (“[W]hen a court is satisfied that a felon will not retain control over his guns, § 922 does not apply, and the court has equitable power to accommodate the felon’s request [for a transfer].”). REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS.