UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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No. 19-2532
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
JAMES HILL,
Appellant
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On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(D.C. No. 2-18-cr-00458-001)
District Judge: Honorable Gerald A. McHugh
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Submitted under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)
April 15, 2020
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Before: AMBRO, JORDAN, and SHWARTZ, Circuit Judges.
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JUDGMENT ORDER
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After considering the contentions raised by appellant, to-wit, that the court erred in
entering his conviction because the indictment did not allege, the jury was not instructed,
and the evidence offered did not prove that he knew he was a felon at the time he
possessed a firearm, and as none of these objections were preserved, and even if there
were an indictment error, it is not plain error that requires disturbing the judgment
because appellant cannot demonstrate prejudice, United States v. Greer, 141 S. Ct. 2090,
2097-98 (2021) (concluding defendant could not demonstrate prejudice under plain-error
review because “[i]f a person is a felon, he ordinarily knows he is a felon,” particularly
where he “stipulated to the fact that he was a felon”), it is
ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the judgment of the district court be and is
hereby affirmed.
BY THE COURT,
s/Patty Shwartz
Circuit Judge
ATTEST:
s/Patricia S. Dodszuweit
Clerk
Dated: July 30, 2021
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