U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States v. Fredrick Johnson
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- Type
- Opinion
- Author
- Stephanie Dawkins Davis
- Filed
- March 6, 2025
- Case
- United States v. Fredrick Johnson
- Case status
- Decided
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PUBLICATION File Name: 25a0132n.06 Case No. 23-3535 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FILED ) Mar 06, 2025 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KELLY L. STEPHENS, Clerk ) Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) ON APPEAL FROM THE v. ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT ) COURT FOR THE NORTHERN FREDRICK JOHNSON, ) DISTRICT OF OHIO Defendant-Appellant. ) ) OPINION Before: MOORE, THAPAR, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. DAVIS, Circuit Judge. In December 2022, a federal jury convicted Defendant-Appellant Fredrick Johnson for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Johnson seeks a reversal of his conviction and a judgment of acquittal for three reasons. First, he alleges the government failed to present sufficient evidence proving he constructively possessed the firearms or ammunition discovered in his marital home. Second, he argues § 922(g)(1) violates the Second Amendment and seeks de novo review of his constitutional challenge. Third, he claims his attorney’s alleged failure to challenge § 922(g)(1)’s constitutionality before the district court supports an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. In the alternative, Johnson requests r…
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