United States V. Driscoll

BOGGS, Circuit Judge. Ronald Driscoll challenges his convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for possessing an unregistered weapon. He raises several issues, the most serious of which involves the question of whether Michigan law fully restores a felon's civil rights upon his release from prison. We determine that Mr. Driscoll's rights were not fully restored. We thus register our disagreement with United States v. Dahms, 938 F.2d 131 (9th Cir. 1991) and United States v. Gilliam, 778 F. Supp. 935 (E.D. Mich. 1991), appeal argued, Mar. 23, 1992 (No. 91-2417), and rule in accord with United States v. Butler, 788 F. Supp. 944 (E.D. Mich. 1991). We also reject Mr. Driscoll's other contentions of error, and affirm his conviction.