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Old 02-25-2009, 09:14 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth View Post
the state statute he was convicted of had nothing to do with a domestic violence yet the USSC that the exact wording of the state statute is irrelevant, that it's not the detail of the crime, but the nature of the relationship involved. Basically, the USSC ignored the state statute and supplied its own interpretation.
What was the state statute and specific misdemeanor under which he was convicted? Was the victim his spouse (or child)? Did he beat her or use physical force in any manner or threaten her with a weapon?

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In 1994, [Randy Edward] Hayes pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery offense under West Virginia law, in the magistrate court of Marion County, West Virginia (the "1994 State Offense"). The victim of the 1994 State Offense was Hayes's then wife, Mary Ann (now Mary Carnes), with whom he lived and had a child. As a result of the 1994 State Offense, Hayes was sentenced to a year of probation.

Ten years later, on July 25, 2004, the authorities in Marion County were summoned to Hayes's home in response to a domestic violence 911 call. When police officers arrived at Hayes's home, he consented to a search thereof, and a Winchester rifle was discovered. Hayes was arrested and, on January 4, 2005, indicted in federal court on three charges of possessing firearms after having been convicted of an MCDV, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ยงยง 922(g)(9) and 924(a)(2).

US Code:
It shall be unlawful for any person...who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence... to...possess...any firearm
Committing a misdemeanor crime of battery against a spouse even under a general misdemeanor battery statute is still a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence...or so the Court upheld, 7-2.
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