United States v. Franklin

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT March 7, 2007 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 06-20606 Conference Calendar UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus NIKIA FRANKLIN, Defendant-Appellant. -------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:04-CR-190-ALL -------------------- Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Nikia Franklin presents arguments that she concedes are foreclosed by the law of the case, see, e.g., Ward v. Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist., 393 F.3d 599, 607-08 (5th Cir. 2004) (reiterating that a party cannot raise an issue on appeal that could have been raised in an earlier appeal in the same case), and by circuit precedent, see, e.g., United States v. Daugherty, 264 F.3d 513, 518 (5th Cir. 2001)(rejecting a Commerce Clause challenge to the felon-in- possession-of-a-firearm statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)). The * 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 06-20606 -2- Government’s motion for summary affirmance is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.