IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
February 18, 2009
No. 08-40614
Conference Calendar Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Plaintiff-Appellee
v.
GUADALUPE MENDEZ, JR
Defendant-Appellant
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas
USDC No. 2:08-CR-3-2
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appealing the Judgment in a Criminal Case, Guadalupe Mendez, Jr.,
presents arguments that he concedes are foreclosed by United States v. Rawls,
85 F.3d 240, 242-44 (5th Cir. 1996), which rejected a Commerce Clause challenge
to the felon-in-possession-of-a-firearm statute, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). See United
States v. Daugherty, 264 F.3d 513, 518 (5th Cir. 2001). The appellant’s motion
for summary disposition is GRANTED, and the judgment of the district court is
AFFIRMED.
*
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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR .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.