United States v. Edward Roach

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PER CURIAM OPINION FILED - THE COURT: MICHAEL J. MELLOY, MORRIS S. ARNOLD and RAYMOND W. GRUENDER (UNPUBLISHED) [3916385] [12-1035]

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 12-1035
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United States of America,

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Plaintiff-Appellee,
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* Appeal from the United States
v.
* District Court for the
* Eastern District of Missouri.
Edward Roach,
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Defendant-Appellant.
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Submitted: April 16, 2012
Filed: May 30, 2012
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Before MELLOY, ARNOLD, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges
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PER CURIAM.
Edward Roach pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). Roach now argues only that his conviction and
resulting incarceration violate his Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.
"To the extent [Roach] brings a facial challenge to § 922(g), his arguments are
foreclosed by our circuit precedent." United States v. Aiello, 452 F. App'x 699, 700
(8th Cir. 2012); see also District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 626–27 (2008)
("[N]othing in our opinion should be taken to cast doubt on longstanding prohibitions
on the possession of firearms by felons and the mentally ill, or laws forbidding the

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carrying of firearms in sensitive places such as schools and government buildings, or
laws imposing conditions and qualifications on the commercial sale of arms.").
We affirm the judgment of the district court.1 See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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