Supreme Court of the United States

Small v. United States

April 26, 2005544 U.S. 385

Summary

The Court held that the phrase 'convicted in any court' in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) applies only to domestic, not foreign, convictions. Reversed based on presumption against extraterritoriality and statutory anomalies. Thomas, dissenting, would include foreign convictions based on plain meaning.