Lyons v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 921 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 922 (Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Lane v. Peterson · United States v. Cassidy · 124 Mich. App. 631 - Fenton Area Public Schools v. Sorensen-Gross Construction Co. · United States v. Breckenridge · In Re Culpepper
Most-quoted passages
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“Michigan law provides no statutory or constitutional definition of when restoration [of a convicted felon's rights] occurs.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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