Joseph Charles Riddle v. United States

18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) prohibits a person “who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year,” from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Petitioner was convicted for failure to pay child support, but his past conviction satisfying the criteria of being “punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” was for a nonviolent crime. The questions presented are:

1. Whether 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) is consistent with the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in all cases, or rather is susceptible to as-applied challenges under the Second Amendment; and

2. Whether the Second Amendment prohibits the conviction of, and judgment against, Petitioner for a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) given the nonviolent character of his prior predicate conviction.